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Brownhill

suburban area · Blackburn with Darwen

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name combines 'brūn', meaning brown, with 'hyll', meaning hill. It refers to a brown-coloured hill.

Word origins

Brown
Old Englishbrown(from brūn "brown")
hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")

Historical forms

Brunhill