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Sudeley Hill

hill or mountain · Gloucestershire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Sudeley Hill is an Old English name. 'Sudeley' is likely derived from 'sūde' meaning 'soot' or 'sooty', and 'lēah' meaning 'woodland clearing'. The name could mean 'sooty clearing hill'.

Word origins

Sudeley
Old Englishsooty clearing(from sūde "sooty", lēah "woodland clearing")
hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")