Scott may have had in mind "Torpenhow Hill" in Cumberland, where the first three elements might loosely be translatable as 'hill'. There is no such hill-name (only the village of Torpenhow), and it seems to have been an invention of the American writer Mario Pei. An instructive account of this is at http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+debunking+of+Torpenhow+Hill-a098250320
Richard
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Subject: Re: [EPNL] Hillhillhill Hill
On 19/09/2010 18:30, Scott wrote:
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> Allegedly there is a place in England called Hillhillhill Hill with the
> first three 'hills' representing 'hill'
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> in three other native languages. Is this allegation true?
Probably not (you'd be pushed to find three languages.) There are a few
"Hill hill" hills, e.g. Pendle Hill and Bredon Hill.
John Briggs
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