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Tofts Hill

hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness

Old NorseAI-generated

The name Tofts Hill likely derives from the Old Norse word 'toft', meaning a homestead or building site, combined with the Old English word 'hyll', meaning hill. It refers to a hill that was historically associated with one or more tofts.

Word origins

Tofts
Old Norsehomesteads, building sites(from topt "plot of ground, site of a house")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")