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Tenpenny Hill

hill or mountain · Essex

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a hill that is ten pence in value or size. 'Penny' was historically used as a unit of land measurement or value.

Word origins

Ten
Old Englishten(from tēn "ten")
Penny
Old Englishpenny, unit of value or land(from penig "penny")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")

Historical forms

Tenpenny Hill