Upton Beacon
hill or mountain · 94m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Upton Beacon refers to a beacon situated on a hill at or near a settlement called Upton. Upton means 'upper settlement' or 'settlement on a hill'.
Word origins
- Upton
- Old EnglishAttestedupper settlement(from up "up", tūn "settlement, farmstead")
- Beacon
- Old EnglishAttestedbeacon, signal fire(from bēacen "signal, beacon")