Showing posts with label Portsdown Hill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Portsdown Hill. Show all posts

Tuesday, 20 December 2011

An ancient name for the Hill

The name of Portsdown Hill, a ridge running along the north of Portsmouth, originates from Portus Dun where Portus = Port and Dun = Hill. Locally it is just known as 'The Hill'.