Wood Hill
hill or mountain · Northumberland · 152m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This is a descriptive place name. 'Wood' refers to a forest or wooded area, and 'Hill' denotes a natural elevation of the earth's surface. Together, they describe a hill characterized by the presence of trees.
Word origins
- Wood
- Old EnglishAttestedwood, forest(from wudu "wood, forest")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
Historical forms
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