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Welton Hill

hill or mountain · Bath and North East Somerset

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name Welton Hill likely derives from Old English, meaning 'settlement on the stream' or 'settlement by the spring'. The 'hill' element is a later addition, specifying the topography.

Word origins

Welton
Old Englishsettlement on the stream/spring(from wella "spring, stream", tūn "settlement, farmstead")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")