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Wotherhead Hill

hill or mountain · 379m

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name may derive from the Old English 'worþig', meaning enclosure or homestead, and 'hæð', meaning heath, combined with 'ford', meaning a river crossing. The 'hill' element is also present.

Word origins

Wotherhead
Old Englishenclosure/homestead on the heath(from worþig "enclosure, homestead", hæð "heath")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")