Penhill

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proper noun

A hill in the Yorkshire Dales, Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0586).

OriginProto-Brythonic *penn ← Old English hyll →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A hill in the Yorkshire Dales, Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0586).
  2. A northern suburb of Swindon, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1588).

Origin

  1. Old Englishhyll“hill”
  2. Proto-Brythonic*penn“summit, top”
  3. EnglishPenhill

From Cumbric/Proto-Brythonic *penn (“summit, top”) + Old English hyll (“hill”).

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APA

Penhill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Penhill

MLA

“Penhill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Penhill. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Penhill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Penhill.

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