Swallowship Hill
hill or mountain · Northumberland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely derives from the Old English word 'swalewe', meaning swallow (the bird), combined with 'scip', meaning ship. It could refer to a place where swallows were seen near ships, or a feature shaped like a swallow's ship. It is combined with 'hyll', meaning hill.
Word origins
- Swallowship
- Old EnglishAttestedSwallow ship(from swalewe "swallow", scip "ship")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedHill(from hyll "hill")