Summerhouse Hill
hill or mountain · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill with a summerhouse or a place used during the summer. The 'hill' element is a common topographic descriptor.
Word origins
- Summer
- Old EnglishAttestedsummer(from sumor "summer")
- house
- Old EnglishAttestedhouse, dwelling(from hūs "house")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")