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Westhope Hill

hill or mountain · County of Herefordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Westhope Hill is likely named for a hill west of a 'hope', which in Old Norse means a small valley or sheltered dale. 'West' indicates direction.

Word origins

West
Old Englishwest(from west "west")
hope
Old Norsevalley, dale(from hóp "valley, sheltered dale")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")