Nover

Type

Hill

Area of origin

Sussex

Area of use

Sussex (obsolete?)

High land above a precipitous bank.

Hills and ridges at Brighton (Dyke Road); Seaford towards Cuckmere Valley and Selmeston called now ‘High and Over’ may be popular renderings of  ‘High Nover’. Rev W.D.Parish A Dictionary of Sussex Dialect

Etymology

Sussex Dialect

Example locations

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    Entry contributors:

    Rev W.D.Parish