Windmill Hill
hill or mountain · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This is a descriptive name indicating a hill where a windmill was located. The name is composed of two common English words.
Word origins
- Windmill
- Old EnglishAttestedWindmill(from wind "wind", mylen "mill")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedHill(from hyll "hill")