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Torpenhow Hill.

When the Saxons arrived and asked the Welsh the name of that hill, the Welsh said "pen" which means "hill" in Welsh. So the Saxons used their word for hill, "tor," and called it Torpen (hill hill).

The Norse added the their world for hill "Haugr". So now it was Torpen Haugr (Hill Hill Hill).

Later, the English called it Torpenhow Hill (Hill Hill Hill Hill)

Edit: Those saying "English don't call it that". I'm English and I called it that in this very post. Bazinga.

MostlyTato

@selzero
Torpenhow wins the Tautology naming 😀 there's also Pendle Hill (hill hill hill) and the River Avon (river river)

@MostlyTato

Except from what I read, it's a cute story, but not based in facts ?

@selzero

Mostly, it is based in facts.
Excepting only for the small detail that there is no such hill.
Otherwise, totally facty.
Were there such a hill, everything that is said about it would be true.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torpenho
@lienrag @MostlyTato @selzero

en.wikipedia.orgTorpenhow Hill - Wikipedia

@BenAveling @lienrag @MostlyTato @selzero I pointed that out as well a few days ago. Fiction. Great story but fiction.