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Windmill Hill

hill or mountain · Northumberland

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a hill where a windmill is located. 'Wind' means wind, 'mylen' means mill, and 'hyll' means hill.

Word origins

Windmill
Old Englishwindmill(from wind "wind", mylen "mill")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")

Historical forms

wind mylen hyll