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Woodhouse Hill

hill or mountain · Dorset

Old EnglishAI-generated

This hill name is composed of two Old English elements. 'Wudu' refers to a wood or forest, and 'hūs' means a house or dwelling. Together, they likely describe a hill associated with a dwelling in or near a wood.

Word origins

Wood
Old Englishwood, forest(from wudu "wood")
house
Old Englishhouse, dwelling(from hūs "house")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")