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White Side

hill or mountain · Cumberland/Westmorland and Furness · 863m

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Old EnglishAI-generated

White Side is a descriptive Old English name meaning 'pale-coloured slope'. It refers to the appearance of the hillside, likely due to its rock or vegetation.

Word origins

White
Old EnglishPale-coloured(from hwīt "white, pale")
Side
Old EnglishSlope, hill(from sīd "slope, side")