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Wether Hill

hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely refers to a hill where wethers (castrated male sheep) were grazed. The second element 'hill' is a straightforward English topographical term.

Word origins

Wether
Old Englishwether (castrated ram)(from weðer "wether")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")

Historical forms

Wetherhyll