Whinny Cross Hill
hill or mountain · North Yorkshire · 174m
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name likely refers to a hill where whin (gorse) grows, possibly near a crossroads. 'Whinny' is a variant of 'whin'.
Word origins
- Whinny
- Old Englishgorse(from hwīn "gorse")
- Cross
- Old Englishcross, crossroads(from cros "cross")
- Hill
- Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")