Stapleton

Stapleton (countable and uncountable, plural Stapletons)

From Old English stapol (“post, pillar”) + tūn (“enclsoure; settlement, town”).

A suburb in the north-east of Bristol, England, between Eastville and Frenchay (OS grid ref ST6176).

A village and civil parish in Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY5071).

A small village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref S03265).

A village in Peckleton parish, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP4398).

A village and civil parish in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ2612).

A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5019).

A village in Condover parish, central Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4704).


Waltham

en-proper noun

Waltham (countable and uncountable, plural Walthams)

From Old English weald (“forest”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“enclosed land”).

A village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1048).

North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire#English

A large village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA2603).


Chorley

A market town and borough of Lancashire, England.

Farewell and Chorley
Farewell and Chorley#English

A village in Farewell and Chorley parish, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0711).


Ashton-under-Lyne

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A market town in Tameside borough, Greater Manchester, England.


Whitchurch

Whitchurch (countable and uncountable, plural Whitchurches)

From Old English hwit + cirice (“white church”), presumably built from whitish stone.

der

Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset#English

A village and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, and a southern suburb of Bristol, England, between Hartcliffe, Hengrove and Knowle (OS grid ref ST6167).

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP8020).

A suburban village in Tavistock parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX4873).

A civil parish east of the above village, in West Devon district, Devon.

Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane#English

A town and civil parish with a town council in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4648).

A village and civil parish (served by Whitchurch and Ganarew Group Parish Council) in south Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5417).

We lived then in Whitchurch, the Shropshire Whitchurch, which unlike all the half dozen other Whitchurches of England, is a place of no little railway interest.

1948 September and October, Canon Roger Lloyd, “The Art and Mystery of the Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 327:

Whitchurch Urban
Whitchurch Urban#English

A market town in Whitchurch Urban parish, north Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5441).

A civil parish (without a council) in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2247).


Thornbury

en-proper noun

Thornbury (countable and uncountable, plural Thornburys)

From Old English þorn (“thorn”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4008).

A village and civil parish (served by Thornbury Group Parish Council) in northern Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO6259).

South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire#English

A market town and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6390).

A suburb of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1933).


Heysham

A large village and port in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4161).


Carnforth

A small town and civil parish with a town council in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4970).


Grange-over-Sands

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A town and civil parish with a town council in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district, and historically in Lancashire (OS grid ref SD4077).


West Kirby

A coastal town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ2186).


Heswall

Noted in the Domesday Book as Middle English Eswelle, from es (his) + welle (well).

A town in Wirral borough, Merseyside, England, formerly in Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ2781).


Bootle

A town in Sefton borough, Merseyside, England, formerly in Lancashire.

A village and civil parish in Cumberland UA, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough, historically in the county of Cumberland (OS grid ref SD1088).


Formby

A coastal town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SD2907). Formerly in Lancashire.


Sefton

metropolitan borough
metropolitan borough

A metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England.

A village and civil parish (served by Sefton and Lunt Villages Parish Council) in Sefton borough, Merseyside, formerly in Lancashire (OS grid ref SD3501).


Allerdale

A former local government district with borough status in Cumbria, England, replaced by Cumberland unitary authority on 1 April 2023.


Lyme Regis

Regis (from Latin regis) was added to the town's name in 1284.

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in south-west Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY3492).


Crewkerne

A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4409).


Ilminster

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3514).


Beaminster

A small town and civil parish with a town council in west Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST4701).


Langport

A small town and civil parish with a town council in South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4226).


Honiton

A market town and civil parish with a town council in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST1600).


Sidmouth

At the mouth of the River Sid: Sid + mouth

A coastal town in East Devon district, Devon, England.


Cullompton

A town and civil parish with a town council in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST0107).


Dawlish

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9676).


Teignbridge

A local government district of Devon, England.


Newton Abbot

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8671).


Ivybridge

A town and civil parish with a town council in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX6356).


South Hams

Presumably from Old English ham (Etymology 1)

A local government district of Devon, England


Teign

First attested as Old English Teng in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 739, probably from Proto-Celtic *tīn (“river”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to flow”). As such, possibly a doublet of Tyne and Tenna.

A river in Devon, England, which has its source on Dartmoor, flowing into the English Channel at Teignmouth.


Long Eaton

A town in Erewash borough, Derbyshire, England.


South Lakeland

A former local government district in Cumbria, England, abolished and replaced by Westmorland and Furness on 1 April 2023.


Broxtowe

A local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England.

A northern suburb of the city of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK5242).


Erewash

A river in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, England, which flows into the River Trent.

A local government district with borough status of Derbyshire, England.


Totnes

A market town and civil parish with a town council in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8060).


Somerton

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A civil parish in Great Yarmouth district, Norfolk, England, which includes the villages of East Somerton and West Somerton.

A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4928).

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4828).

A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL8153).


Seaton

Seaton (countable and uncountable, plural Seatons)

From Old English sǣ (“sea, lake”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A coastal village in Deviock parish, Cornwall, on a river of the same name (OS grid ref SX304544).

A village and civil parish in Cumberland unitary authority, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough, and historically in the County of Cumberland (OS grid ref NY0130).

A coastal town and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY2490).

Seaton with Slingley
Seaton with Slingley#English

A village in Seaton with Slingley parish, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ399499).

A village and civil parish in Rutland (OS grid ref SP904982).

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref TA163467).


Germoe

A village and civil parish in south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW5829).


New Mills

A town and civil parish with a town council in High Peak district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9985).


Sway

A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SZ2798).


Corfe

A village in Taunton Deane district, Somerset, England.


Corfe Castle

A village and civil parish (named after the ancient castle) in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY9681).


New Milton

A market town and civil parish with a town council in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SZ2495).


Taunton Deane

Named after the historic Hundred of Taunton Deane, from Old English dene (valley): "Valley by Taunton".

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A former local government district with borough status of Somerset, England, including the town of Taunton. Merged with West Somerset district on 1 April 2019 to form Somerset West and Taunton district.


Corfe Mullen

/ˌkɔəɹf ˈmʌlən/

From Old English corf (“cutting, pass”) and Old French molin.

A large suburban village and civil parish with a town council in east Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY9896).


Rawtenstall

A town in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8123).


Darwen

Blackburn with Darwen
Blackburn with Darwen#English

A market town in Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England.


Rishton

A town in Hyndburn borough, Lancashire, England.


Bacup

From Old English fūl (“muddy”) + bæchop (“ridge valley”).

A town in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8623).


Oswaldtwistle

A village in Hyndburn borough, Lancashire, England.


Padiham

A town and civil parish with a town council within Burnley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7933).


Haslingden

A town in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England.


Hebden Bridge

A market town in Hebden Royd parish, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD9927).


Middlewich

A town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England. (OS grid ref SJ7066).


Swadlincote

South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire#English

A town in an unparished area of South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2919).


Sandbach

From sand (“sand”) + bæce (“valley-stream”).

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7560).


Winsford

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6566).

A small village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref SS9034).


Northwich

/ˈnɔːθwɪt͡ʃ/

A town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6573).


Todmorden

From Old English Totta (“Totta's”) + dene (“valley”); alternatively, from Old English Tod (“Death”) + Mort (“Death”) + dene (“valley”); or otherwise deriving from Old English tod (“fox”) + mor (“moor”) + dene (“valley”).

compound

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England. Until 1889 it was in both Lancashire and Yorkshire.


Stoke Mandeville

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP8310).

Stoke Mandeville
Stoke Mandeville Hospital


Newcastle-under-Lyme

From Newcastle + Proto-Celtic *limos (“elm”).

A market town and borough of Staffordshire, England.

Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle-under-Lyme


Burton upon Trent

East Staffordshire
East Staffordshire#English

A town in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England


Stoke Newington

A suburban area (and former borough) of London in borough of Hackney, Greater London, England.


Cheadle

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0143).

A suburban village in Stockport borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8688).


Poynton

Poynton with Worth
Poynton with Worth#English

A town in Poynton with Worth parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, just outside Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9283).


Romiley

A residential area in Stockport borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Cheshire.


Handforth

A village and civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, just outside Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ8583).


Hazel Grove

A suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England; originally in Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ9287).


Stalybridge

A town in Tameside borough, Greater Manchester, England, historically divided between Lancashire and Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ9698).


Cheadle Hulme

A suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England; originally in Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ8786).


Stokenchurch

A village and civil parish situated in the Chilterns in Buckinghamshire, England; previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SU7696).


Marple

A town in Stockport borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Cheshire.


Berkhamsted

A town and civil parish with a town council in Dacorum borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9907).


Bramhall

en-proper noun

Bramhall (countable and uncountable, plural Bramhalls)

From Old English brōm (“broom”) + healh (“corner, angle, nook”).

A suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Cheshire.


Princes Risborough

A town and civil parish with a town council in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SP8003).


Thame

A river in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England, which flows into the River Thames at Dorchester(-on-Thames).

South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire#English

A market town and civil parish with a town council in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, by the above river (OS grid ref SP7006).


Dacorum

Originally from Latin, named after the historic hundred of Dacorum.

A local government district with borough status in Hertfordshire, England.


Cherwell

/ˈt͡ʃɑːɹwɛl/

/ˈt͡ʃɜːɹwɛl/

A river that rises in Northamptonshire, before flowing through Oxfordshire and into the River Thames (Isis) at Oxford.

A local government district in northern Oxfordshire, England, named after the river.


Leighton Buzzard

Buzzard is from the surname de Busar (see Wikipedia), not from the bird of the same name.

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A town in Leighton-Linslade parish, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9225).


Littleborough

From Old English lȳtel (“little”) + burh (“borough”) or bróc (“brook”).

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A large village in Rochdale borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.

Sturton le Steeple
Sturton le Steeple#English

A hamlet in Sturton le Steeple parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England, by the River Trent. (OS grid ref SK8282).


Melksham

A town and civil parish with a town council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9063).


Chadderton

A town in Oldham borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.


Royton

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.


Irlam

Name changed from Irwellham (Irwell + ham) sometime after the 13th century.

A suburb of Salford borough, Greater Manchester, England. Formerly an urban district in Lancashire.


Irwell

A river in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England, part of it forming the Manchester Ship Canal, which joins the River Mersey at Irlam.


Prestwich

Prestwich (countable and uncountable, plural Prestwiches)

From Old English prēost (“priest”) + wīċ (“settlement”).

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8103).


Barnard Castle

A market town and civil parish with a town council, as well as a medieval castle, in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ0516).


Corsham

A town and civil parish with a town council in north-west Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8670).


Colne

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL3776).

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Pendle borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD8940).

A river, known as Colne Water, which flows through the town of Colne, Lancashire, and joins Pendle Water.

A river in West Yorkshire, which flows into the River Calder near Mirfield.

A river in Hertfordshire, Greater London, Buckinghamshire and Surrey, which flows into the River Thames at Staines.

A river in Essex, which flows into an estuary at Brightlingsea.


Malmesbury

A market town and civil parish with a town council in north-west Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9387).


Bodmin

A town and civil parish with a town council in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0667).


St Austell

A town and civil parish with a town council on the south coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0152).


Bradford-on-Avon

A town and civil parish with a town council in west Wiltshire, England, on the Wiltshire/Somerset/Bristol River Avon (OS grid ref ST8260).


Devonport

An urban area and naval dockyard in Plymouth, Devon, England, named Plymouth Dock until 1823 (OS grid ref SX4555).


Calne

A town and civil parish with a town council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9970).


Tetbury

A small town in Gloucestershire, England.


Ramsbury

A village and civil parish in north-east Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2771).


Saltash

A town and civil parish with a town council in eastern Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX4258).


Compton Beauchamp

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England, originally in Berkshire (OS grid ref SU2786).


Niton

Niton and Whitwell
Niton and Whitwell#English

A village in Niton and Whitwell parish, southern Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ5076).


Liskeard

A market town and civil parish with a town council in east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX2564).


Bodmin Moor

A high moorland area in Cornwall, England.


Church Stretton

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO4593).


Bishop's Castle

A small market town and civil parish with a town council in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO3288).


Craven Arms

Named after a hotel; "arms" refers to a coat of arms.

A small market town and civil parish with a town council in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO4382).


Bewdley

A town and civil parish with a town council in Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7875).


Tenbury Wells

A market town in Tenbury parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO5968).


Knighton

Knighton (countable and uncountable, plural Knightons)

A hamlet on the Isle of Wight, England. The K is usually pronounced to distinguish it from Niton.

A suburb of Leicester, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5901).

A hamlet in Staffordshire, England, on the Shropshire border.

A hamlet in Oxfordshire, England, part of Compton Beauchamp.

A hamlet near Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England.


Stourport-on-Severn

A town and civil parish with a town council on the River Severn in Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8171).


Skelmersdale

A town in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England.


Appley Bridge

A village in Wrightington parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5209).


Malvern Hills

A range of hills in Worcestershire and Herefordshire, England.

Hereford and Worcester
Hereford and Worcester

A local government district of Worcestershire, England, which was in Hereford and Worcester from creation in 1974 until 1998.


Wyre Forest

A large area of semi-natural woodland and forest straddling the border between Shropshire and Worcestershire, England.

A local government district of Worcestershire, England.


Wantage

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England, originally in Berkshire (OS grid ref SU3988).


Teme

From the same base of many other rivers in England; see the cognates listed at Thames.

A river which rises in Powys, Wales, before entering England, flowing through Shropshire, Herefordshire, for a short distance, and Worcestershire, and joining the River Severn south of Worcester.


Foulridge

/ˈfoʊlɹɪd͡ʒ/

A village in Pendle borough, Lancashire, England.


Ilkley

A town and civil parish with a town council in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1147).


Holmfirth

A town in Holme Valley parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1408).


Ribble

A river in North Yorkshire and Lancashire, England, which flows into the Irish Sea.

A minor river in West Yorkshire, England, which joins the River Holme at Holmfirth.


Brightlingsea

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM0817).


Mirfield

From Old English myrige (“pleasant, agreeable”) + feld (“pasture, open country”).

compound

A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2020).


Wyre

A river in Lancashire, England, which flows into the Irish Sea at Fleetwood.

A local government district with borough status in Lancashire, which is named after the river.


Pendle

From Proto-Brythonic *penn ("head, top") + Old English hyll (“hill”).

A local government district and borough in Lancashire, England.

A river in Pendle borough, Lancashire, known as Pendle Water, which flows into the River Calder (tributary of the Ribble).


Fenland

A local government district of Cambridgeshire, England.


Market Deeping

A market town and civil parish with a town council in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1310).


Aylsham

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1926).


Yarrow

* The river is believed to be of Celtic/Brythonic origin and related to Welsh garw (“rough”).
* English and Scottish surname derived from the river, though likely influenced by the noun yarrow.

A river in Lancashire, England, which flows into the River Douglas.

A hamlet in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England.


South Walsham

A village in Broadland district, Norfolk, England.


Whittlesey

en-proper noun

Whittlesey (countable and uncountable, plural Whittleseys)

From the Old English personal name Wittel + -s- + īeġ (“island”).

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2797).

Whittlesea

an older spelling which is still used by the local railway station


Sheringham

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1543).


North Walsham

A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2830).


Broadland

A local government district of Norfolk, England, named after the Norfolk Broads.


Reepham

A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0373).

A small market town and civil parish with a town council in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1023).


Chatteris

/ˈt͡ʃætɛɹɪs/

Recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) in the Middle English forms Cetriz and Cateriz. Theories of its derivation include:
* a borrowing from an unattested Old Welsh intermediary of Middle Welsh cadeir (“hill-fort”) and Medieval Latin cathedra, akin to Catterick
* a derivation from Old English Ceatta (a personal name, as in St Ceatta) + -rīc (suffix forming proper nouns)
* a derivation from Proto-Brythonic *koɨd (“wood, forest”) + *rrɨd (“ford”)

affix

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3986).


Horning

A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG3417).


Aylesham

A village in Dover district, Kent, England.


Welland

en-proper noun

Welland (countable and uncountable, plural Wellands)

No definite suggestion can be made about the origin of the placename in Worcestershire; perhaps from the Old English unattested personal name *Wēna + land (“land”).

It must have been the magnetism of the viaduct that towers over the village of Harringworth, and which crosses the flood plain of the River Welland on the border of Rutland and Northamptonshire, which drew my family to living close by when we moved to Britain's smallest county in the early 1990s.

2021 October 6, John Hillier, “Harringworth's magical viaduct”, in RAIL, number 941, pages 36–37:

A river in Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire, which flows into the Wash, a large bay on the North Sea.

A village and civil parish (served by Little Malvern and Welland Parish Council) in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7940).


Yare

Of Anglo-Celtic origin, the name probably means "babbling brook," from a Celtic base *gar- (“noisy, chattering”), probably related to Proto-Germanic *karō (“complaint, moan”) and Latin garrio (“to babble, chatter”).

der

A river in Norfolk, England, which flows into the North Sea at Great Yarmouth.


Waveney

A river on the border of Norfolk and Suffolk in England which joins the River Yare at Breydon Water.

A former district in Suffolk, England, named after the river. Merged with Suffolk Coastal district on 1 April 2019 as East Suffolk district.


Reedham

A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG4202).

A small locality in Purley, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3160).


Purley

A town in the borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3161).


Babergh

A local government district of Suffolk, England, named after the old Babergh hundred.


Mexborough

West Riding of Yorkshire
West Riding of Yorkshire#English

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, originally in the West Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE4700).


Wroxham

A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG3017).


Cleethorpes

North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire#English

A coastal town in North East Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA3008).


Immingham

A town and civil parish with a town council in North East Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England. A port at Immingham Dock on the River Humber is nearby (OS grid ref TA1814).


Billingham

A town and civil parish with a town council in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4623).


Mablethorpe

From Old English personal name Malbert + þorp (“village, farm”).

Mablethorpe and Sutton
Mablethorpe and Sutton#English

A coastal town in Mablethorpe and Sutton parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF5085).


Middleton-in-Teesdale

A small market town and civil parish (served by Middleton-in-Teesdale and Newbiggin Parish Council) in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NY9425).


Crook

* The English surname is derived from the noun crook (“bend, hook”).
* The places in Durham and Cumbria are of Brythonic origin, from crug (“hill, mound”).

A town (unparished) in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1635).

A village and civil parish (served by Crook and Winster Parish Council) in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD4695).


Cuckfield

From either the Old English personal name Cuca, cwiċe (“couch-grass”) or Middle English cokkou (“cuckoo”) + Old English feld (“field”).

A village and civil parish in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3024).


Maltby

Raithby cum Maltby
Raithby cum Maltby#English

A hamlet in Raithby cum Maltby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3184).

West Riding of Yorkshire
West Riding of Yorkshire

A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Originally in the West Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK5292).

A village and civil parish in Stockton-on-Tees borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4613).


Nailsea

A town and civil parish with a town council in North Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4770).


Yatton

A village and civil parish in North Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4365).


Wincanton

A town and civil parish with a town council in South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7128).


Tideswell

en-proper noun

Tideswell (countable and uncountable, plural Tideswells)

From the Old English personal name Tidi + -s- + wielle (“well, spring”).

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1575).


Sherborne

From Old English Sċīraburna, equivalent to scīr (“bright, clear”) + burna (“stream”).

A market town and civil parish with a town council in northwestern Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST6316).

A village and civil parish with a brook of the same name in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1714).

A hamlet in Litton parish, Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5855).


Litton

A village and civil parish near Tideswell, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1675).

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD9074).

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5954).


Shepton Mallet

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6143).


Radstock

Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset#English

A town and civil parish with a town council in Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6854).


Midsomer Norton

/ˈmɪdsʌməɹ ˈnɔːɹtən/

A town and civil parish with a town council in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6654).


Norton Fitzwarren

The manorial affix is from lands held by the Fitzwarren family.

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A village and civil parish near Taunton, Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST1925).


Derwent

From Middle English Derwent, Derwente, Derwynd, from Celtic dwr-gent ("clear water").

A river in Derbyshire, England, which flows into the River Trent.

A demolished village, now flooded by Ladybower Reservoir, with its site in High Peak borough, Derbyshire.

A civil parish (served by Derwent and Hope Woodlands Parish Council) in High Peak borough, Derbyshire, which formerly included the above village.

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire

A river in North Yorkshire, England, which also forms the border with the East Riding of Yorkshire before joining the River Ouse.

A river in Cumbria, England, which flows into the Irish Sea at Workington.

A river forming the border between County Durham and Northumberland, before entering Tyneside and joining the River Tyne.


Orton

A civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Carlisle district, which includes Great Orton and Little Orton (OS grid ref (approx) NY3454).

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6208).

North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire#English

A small village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in Kettering borough (OS grid ref SP8079).

A suburban area in south-west Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1596)

South Staffordshire
South Staffordshire#English

A hamlet in Wombourne parish, South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SO8695).


Castle Cary

/ˌkɑːsəl ˈkɛəɹi/

Situated at the source of the River Cary.

A small market town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST6432).


Brue

A river in Somerset, England, which flows into the Bristol Channel at Burnham-on-Sea.


Bruton

A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, on the River Brue, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST6834).


Paulton

From Old English peall (“ledge”) + tun (“homestead, village”).

compound

A large village and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6556).


Bathampton

/ˌbɑːθˈæmptən/

A village and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, to the east of the city of Bath (OS grid ref ST7766).


Bathford

A village and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, to the east of the city of Bath (OS grid ref ST7966).


Lundy

The name means 'puffin island', from Old Norse lundi (“puffin”) + ey (“island”). Compare Lundey in Iceland.

An island in the Bristol Channel, off the coast of Devon, England, and included in Torridge district (OS grid ref SS14).


Batheaston

A village in Somerset, England, to the east of the city of Bath.


Zeals

A village and civil parish in south-west Wiltshire, England, close to the border with both Dorset and Somerset (OS grid ref ST7831).


Ilchester

A village in Somerset, England, in the past a Roman town and market town.


Kingswear

A village and civil parish in South Hams district, Devon, England, across the River Dart from Dartmouth (OS grid ref SX8851).


Plymstock

A suburb of Plymouth, Devon, England, on the east side of the River Plym (OS grid ref SX5153).


Torpoint

A town and civil parish with a town council in eastern Cornwall, England, opposite Plymouth and Devonport in Devon, to which it is linked by ferry (OS grid ref SX4355).


Ashburton

From Old English æsc (“ashtree”) + burna (“stream”) + tūn (“town”).

A small town and civil parish in Teignbridge district, on the edge of Dartmoor, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7569).


Stour

Most of the rivers' names are from the root of stour (“powerful, tall, large”), though some may have been borrowed through and influenced by Celtic (compare Welsh dŵr (“water”).

A river in Dorset, England, which flows into the English Channel at Christchurch.

A river in Kent, England, running from the confluence of the Great Stour and Little Stour to the English Channel at Pegwell Bay.

The Stour is at its lowest ebb, and the sheen of the flats makes it difficult to tell where ground ends and water begins, out in the bay.

2021, A. K. Blakemore, The Manningtree Witches, Granta Books, page 37:

A river in Essex and Suffolk, England, flowing into the North Sea at Harwich.

A river in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, England, which joins the Warwickshire Avon near Stratford-on-Avon.

A river in Staffordshire, West Midlands, and Worcestershire, England, which flows into the River Severn.


Dart

From Proto-Brythonic *dar (“oak”). Cognate to the Darent.

A river in Devon, England, which flows from Dartmoor to the English Channel at Dartmouth.


Kingsbridge

A market town and civil parish with a town council in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7344).

A hamlet in Luxborough parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref SS9837).


Buckfastleigh

A small market town and civil parish with a town council in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7366).


Plym

Back-formation of Plympton, meaning "plum tree;" also see Cornish ploumenn.

A river in Devon, England, which flows from Dartmoor via Plymouth to Plymouth Sound on the English Channel.


Plympton

en-proper noun

Plympton (countable and uncountable, plural Plymptons)

From Middle English, from Old English Plymentun (c. 900), from plymen (“growing with plum trees”), from plume. Doublet of Plumpton.

A former town which is now a suburb of Plymouth, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5456).


Penryn

From Cornish Pennrynn, meaning "promontory".

A town and civil parish with a town council in southern Cornwall, England, to the north of Falmouth (OS grid ref SW7834).


Fowey

A small town and port on the south coast of Cornwall, England.

A river in Cornwall which flows from Bodmin Moor to the English Channel at the town of Fowey.


Wadebridge

From wade + bridge. Originally named Wade, as the River Camel had to be waded here until a bridge was built in 1468.

A town and civil parish with a town council in northern Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9972).


Camborne

From Cornish Kammbronn, meaning "crooked hill".

A town and civil parish with a town council in western Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW6440).


Camelford

A small town and civil parish with a town council in North Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX1083).


Marazion

A small coastal town and civil parish with a town council to the east of Penzance, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW5130).


Redruth

From Old Cornish Rhyd-ruth, meaning "red ford". Compare Cornish Resrudh.


Mousehole

A village and fishing port in Penzance parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4726).


Camel

From a Cornish word meaning "crooked" - the crooked river.

A river in Cornwall, England, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Padstow.


Fakenham

A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9230).


Wells-next-the-Sea

A small coastal town, port, and civil parish with a town council in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9143).


Dereham

From Old English Dēorhām, equivalent to dēor (“wild animal”) + hām (“home”).

A town in Breckland district, Norfolk, England. Also called East Dereham.


Holbeach

A market town and civil parish in South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3625).


Sutton Bridge

A village and civil parish in South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England, with a swing bridge across the River Nene (OS grid ref TF4721).


Hunstanton

King's Lynn and West Norfolk
King's Lynn and West Norfolk#English

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF6740).


Sleaford

From Old English Sliowaford, from sliow (uncertain definition) + ford (ford).

A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0645).


Alfreton

A town and civil parish with a town council in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4155).


Sutton-in-Ashfield

A market town in Ashfield district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK4959).


Isle of Portland

A tied island or peninsula in Dorset, England.


Test Valley

Centred on the valley of the River Test.

A local government district with borough status of Hampshire, England.


Romsey

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3521).


Chandler's Ford

From the old surname Chaundler, was spelt Chandlersford at one time.

A large residential area in Eastleigh borough, Hampshire, England


Old Alresford

A small village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5834).


Old Basing

Named after the Basingas, an Anglo-Saxon tribe. Renamed from Basing by 1986.

Old Basing and Lychpit
Old Basing and Lychpit#English

Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane#English

A village in Old Basing and Lychpit parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England, to the east of Basingstoke (OS grid ref SU6652).


Newark-on-Trent

Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood#English

A market town in Newark parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7953).


New Alresford

New Alresford is constantly mispronounced, T-shaped, honeycombed with cellars, packed with antique shops, riddled with woodworm, surrounded by watercress. The name - which means 'ford by the alders' - is pronounced 'Allsford'; and no one ever uses 'New', though they do call the adjoining village Old Alresford.

1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 144:

A small town and civil parish with a town council in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5832).


Ashfield

A local government district of Nottinghamshire, England.

A small village in Romsey Extra parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3619).


Southwell

A town (with a racecourse) and civil parish with a town council in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6953).

A village in Portland parish, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY6870).


Amber Valley

A local government district with borough status in Derbyshire, England.


Ambergate

(In England) From Amber (“river”) + gate; it was originally named Toadmoor, and renamed after a turnpike tollgate (Amber Gate) after the railway station with this name opened in 1840. The etymology of the Australian place name is unclear.

A village in Ripley parish, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England, at the confluence of the Amber and Derwent rivers (OS grid ref SK3451).


Bourne

The placename and English surname are derived from Old English burna (“stream”), whence also the common noun bourne (“stream”).

A market town and civil parish with a town council in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0920).

A river in Wiltshire, England, which flows into the Salisbury-Hampshire Avon.

A small river in Dorset, England, which flows into the English Channel at Bournemouth.

Either of two rivers in Surrey, England, passing through Chertsey and Addlestone before converging and flowing into the Thames.

A small river in Kent, England, which joins the River Medway.


Alresford

* (Essex) From a personal name, Ægel, or Old English ǣl + ford, recorded as Ælesford c.1000, Eilesforda 1086 (DB).
* (Hampshire) From Old English alor (genitive alres) + ford, recorded as Alresforda 701, Alresforde 1086 (DB).

der

A village and civil parish in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM0621).


Taw

A river in Devon, England, which flows into an estuary where it meets the River Torridge.


Ilfracombe

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS5147).


Okehampton

A town and civil parish with a town council in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5995).


Lynmouth

Lynton and Lynmouth
Lynton and Lynmouth#English

A harbour village in Lynton and Lynmouth parish, North Devon district, Devon, England, at the mouth of the two Lyn rivers, the East Lyn and West Lyn (OS grid ref SS7249).


Ambleside

A small town in Lakes parish, South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England, originally in Westmorland (OS grid ref NY3704).


Kingsteignton

A town and civil parish with a town council in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8773).


Walworth

en-proper noun

Walworth (countable and uncountable, plural Walworths)

From Old English wealh (“Briton”) + worþ (“enclosure”). Compare Walsworth.

A district of the borough of Southwark, London, England.

A scattered village in Darlington borough, County Durham, England.


Crediton

From Old English, recorded as Cridiantune in 930, Chritetona in 1086 (DB), farmstead or estate on the River Creedy, equivalent to Creedy + -ton.

A town and civil parish with a town council in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS8300).


Torridge

A river in Devon, England, which flows into the Taw estuary and Atlantic Ocean.

A local government district in Devon named after the river.


Ross-on-Wye

A market town and civil parish with a town council in southeastern Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO6024).


Lynton

A small clifftop town in Lynton and Lynmouth parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS7149).


Bampton

Bampton (countable and uncountable, plural Bamptons)

From Old English bēam (“beam, tree”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY5118).

A small town and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS9522)

West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP3103).


Amesbury

A town and civil parish with a town council in south-east Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1541).

A small hamlet in Timsbury parish, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6558).


Ryedale

A former local government district in North Yorkshire, England, formed in April 1974, and abolished without replacement in April 2023.


Tidworth

A garrison town and civil parish with a town council in east Wiltshire, England. It was partly in Hampshire until 1992 (OS grid ref SU2349).


Hornsea

From Old English hornes (“horn's”) + ēa (“river”).

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA2047).


Barton upon Humber

North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire#English

A town and civil parish with a town council, on the Humber estuary in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA0322).


Market Weighton

A market town and civil parish with a town council in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8741).


Downton

A hamlet in Milford-on-Sea parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SZ2693).

A civil parish (served by Leintwardine Group Parish Council) in northern Herefordshire, England, including the village of Downton on the Rock and Downton Castle.

A hamlet in Upton Magna parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5412).

A village and civil parish in southern Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1821).


Withernsea

A coastal town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.


Ashmore

Ashmore (countable and uncountable, plural Ashmores)

From Old English æsċ (“ash-tree”) + mere (“pond, pool, lake”).

A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST9117).


Pocklington

A market town and civil parish with a town council in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8048).


Melbourn

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

A large village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3844).


Broadwell

Broadwell (countable and uncountable, plural Broadwells)

From Old English brād (“broad”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP2027).

A village in Coleford parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO5811).

A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2503).

Leamington Hastings
Leamington Hastings#English

A village in Leamington Hastings parish, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4565).


Crabtree

Crabtree (countable and uncountable, plural Crabtrees)

A suburb of the City of Plymouth, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5156).

A hamlet in Lower Beeding parish, Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ2225).


Probus

From its church dedicated to Saint Probus.

A village and civil parish east of Truro, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8947).


Bow

A suburb of eastern London, in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3782).

A village and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS7201).

A hamlet in Ashprington parish, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8156).

Stanford in the Vale
Stanford in the Vale#English

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

A hamlet in Stanford in the Vale parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU3494).


Holcombe

Holcombe (countable and uncountable, plural Holcombes)

From Old English holh (“hollow”) + cumb (“combe, narrow valley”).

A hamlet in Uplyme parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY3193).

A village in Dawlish parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9574).

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7816).

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6749).


Duxford

From Old English personal name *Ducc, in the genitive singular *Ducces + worþ (“enclosure”), thus "Duxwurth". The worth element was later reanalysed as forth, leading to "Duxforth". This later became the ford of its present form.

A village in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England.

A hamlet in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England. Originally in Berkshire.


Uttlesford

A local government district in northwestern Essex, England.


St Edmundsbury

A former local government district with borough status of Suffolk, England. Merged with Forest Heath district on 1 April 2019 as West Suffolk district.


Claygate

A village in Elmbridge borough, Surrey, England.


Kidlington

A large village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4914).


Debden

A suburb of Loughton, Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ4496).

A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL5533).


Thames Ditton

A village in Elmbridge borough, Surrey, England, bordering onto the River Thames and Greater London.


Vale of White Horse

A local government district of Oxfordshire, England, named after the region. Originally a part of Berkshire.


Elmbridge

Named after the old Elmbridge Hundred, derived from Old English Amele (a former name of the river Mole) + brycġ (“bridge”).

A local government district with borough status in northern Surrey, England.


Elmbridge

From Old English elm (“elm”) + hryċġ (“ridge”).


Haverhill

From Old English *hæfera (“oats”) + hyll (“hill”). Alternatively, from Old English hæfer (“he-goat, billy”) + hyll (“hill”).

A market town and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district, on the border with Essex (OS grid ref TL6745).


Epping Forest

A local government district in Essex, England.


Holsworthy

A small market town in Torridge district, Devon, England.


Loughton

Loughton (countable and uncountable, plural Loughtons)

From the Old English personal name Luhha + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A town and civil parish in Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ4396).

Loughton and Great Holm
Loughton and Great Holm#English

A village in Loughton and Great Holm parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8337).

A small village in Wheathill parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO6183).


Arrington

Arrington (countable and uncountable, plural Arringtons)

From the Old English personal name Earna, a byname from earn (“eagle”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3250).


Clovelly

A small harbour village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS3124).


Brereton

Brereton (countable and uncountable, plural Breretons)

From Old English brǣr (“briar”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ777642).

Brereton and Ravenhill
Brereton and Ravenhill#English

A village in Brereton and Ravenhill parish, Cannock Chase district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK053164).


Shenton

Shenton (countable and uncountable, plural Shentons)

From the name of the River Sence, which is from Old English sċenċ (“drinking cup”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A hamlet in Sutton Cheney parish, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK3800).


Kilburn

Kilburn (countable and uncountable, plural Kilburns)

From either the unattested Old English personal name *Cylla or cyline (“kiln”) + burna (“stream, brook”).

A suburb in the borough of Brent and borough of Camden, London, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ245835).

A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK385455).

Kilburn High and Low
Kilburn High and Low#English

A village in Kilburn High and Low parish, previously in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England, divided into High Kilburn and Low Kilburn (OS grid ref SE512797).


Quarles

Quarles (countable and uncountable, plural Quarleses)

From Old English hwerflas, plural form of hwerfel (“circle”), perhaps referred to an ancient circle of stones.

A hamlet in Holkham parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF883387).


Burlingham

Burlingham (countable and uncountable, plural Burlinghams)

From the Old English personal name Bærla or Byrla + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

Lingwood and Burlingham
Lingwood and Burlingham#English

Three villages in Lingwood and Burlingham civil parish, Norfolk, England: Burlingham Green, North Burlingham and South Burlingham.


Harling

Harling (countable and uncountable, plural Harlings)

From the Old English personal name Herela + -ing (“belonging to”).

A civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England.


Parr

A suburb, ward and historic township in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ5395).


Templeton

A hamlet in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS8814).


Seabrook

Seabrook (countable and uncountable, plural Seabrooks)

From either the Old English personal name Sǣga or sǣge (“slowly moving”) + brōc (“brook, stream”).

Folkestone and Hythe
Folkestone and Hythe#English

A suburban coastal village in Hythe parish, Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1835).


Skelton

Skelton (countable and uncountable, plural Skeltons)

From Old English scylfe (“deck, shelf”) + tun (“town”). Doublet of Shelton. The alteration of /ʃ/ to /sk/ is down to Old Norse influence.

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY4335).

A linear village on the River Ouse in Kilpin parish, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE7625).

A village and civil parish in city of York district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5756).

Skelton and Brotton
Skelton and Brotton#English

Redcar and Cleveland
Redcar and Cleveland#English

A town, otherwise known as Skelton-in-Cleveland, in Skelton and Brotton parish, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref NZ6619).


Stow-on-the-Wold

A market town in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England.


Cotswold Hills

He didn’t know why his mind had seized upon the Cotswold Hills, northwest of Oxford, filled with rolling empty plains and forests.

2022, R. F. Kuang, Babel, HarperVoyager, page 430:

the full name for the Cotswolds, a range of hills in Gloucestershire, England.


Witney

A town and civil parish with a town council in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP3510).


Charlton Kings

A large suburban village and civil parish in Cheltenham borough, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9620).


Shepperton

From Old English Scepertūn (“shepherd's town”), equivalent to shepherd + -ton.

inh

A town in Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England, historically in the county of Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ0867).


Charing Cross

/ˌtʃæɹɪŋ ˈkɹɒs/

An important road junction in central London, England, which gives its name to the surrounding area and a railway terminus, and is the point where distances from London are measured from (OS grid ref TQ3080).


Spelthorne

A local government district and borough of Surrey, England, comprising the part of Surrey north of the River Thames that was in Middlesex until 1965. It includes the towns of Ashford, Shepperton, Staines and Sunbury-on-Thames.


Ridgeway

A suburb in east Bristol, England (OS grid ref ST6275).

North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire#English

A village in Eckington parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4081).

A hamlet on the boundary of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8853).


Weir

en-proper noun

Weir (countable and uncountable, plural Weirs)

A village in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8725).


Bagby

Bagby (countable and uncountable, plural Bagbys)

From the Old Norse personal name Baggi + býr (“farmstead”); compare Begbie, which shares the same etymology.

A village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4680).


Whitehill

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A village on the west side of Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2551).

A village and civil parish with a town council in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England; the civil parish includes Bordon (OS grid ref SU7934).

A hamlet in Ospringe parish, Swale district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0059).

A suburb of Kidsgrove, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8455).


Hampton Wick

The Wick part of the name is from wick (Etymology 2).

Richmond upon Thames
Richmond upon Thames#English

A suburb and former village in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1769).


Hampton Hill

A suburb which forms part of Hampton, in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England. There is no real hill, merely a rise in the ground away from the River Thames. (OS grid ref TQ1471).


Tinsley

Tinsley (countable and uncountable, plural Tinsleys)

From the Old English personal name Tynni + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Tinsley Yard in Sheffield was once one of the largest and most advanced 'hump' marshalling yards in the world. But a decline in wagonload freight led to its swift demise and much of the site has lain derelict since the 1980s. MICHAEL RHODES examines this rise and fall in Tinsley's fortunes, and the new lease of life it has been offered by rising container traffic

2021 June 2, “Tinsley reborn...”, in RAIL, number 932, page 33:

A suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3990).


Stratton

Stratton (countable and uncountable, plural Strattons)

From Old English strǣt (“street, paved high-way”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

der

A market town in Bude-Stratton parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SS2306).

A village and civil parish in west Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY6593).

A village in Cirencester parish, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP015900).


Harrow on the Hill

A suburban area in the borough of Harrow, Greater London, England, situated at the top of Harrow Hill (OS grid ref TQ1587).


Muswell Hill

Muswell is apparently derived from "Mossy Well".

A hilltop suburb in the borough of Haringey and borough of Barnet, Greater London, England, also the name of a road that climbs the hill (OS grid ref TQ2889).


Featherstone

en-proper noun

Featherstone (countable and uncountable, plural Featherstones)

From Middle English featherston, fetherstane, from Old English feoþerstān, fiþerstān (literally “four-stone”), from Old English fiþer- (“four”) + stān (“stone”).

A village and civil parish in south-west Northumberland, England.

South Staffordshire
South Staffordshire#English

A village and civil parish (served by Featherstone and Brinsford Parish Council) in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9306).

A town and civil parish with a town council in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4220).


Wood Green

A suburban district and shopping centre in the borough of Haringey, in northern London, England (OS grid ref TQ3190).


Hampton Court

A former royal palace, now a tourist attraction, in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1568).

An area immediately surrounding the palace on both sides of the River Thames in Greater London and Surrey.


Coley

An inner suburb of Reading, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU7172).


Edge

English topographic surname, derived from the noun edge. Compare Eck.

A village in Painswick parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8409).

A hamlet in Pontesbury parish, south of Yockleton, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3908).


Manley

Manley (countable and uncountable, plural Manleys)

* As an English surname, from Old English mæne (“common, shared”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to mean + -ley (“lea”).
* Also as an English surname, from the adjective manly (“brave, manly”).
* As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Máinle; see Malley.
* Also as an Irish surname, from Ó Maonghaile (“descendant of Maonghal”), from maoin (“wealth”) + gal (“valor, fury”).

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5171).


King's Cross

An area in the borough of Camden and borough of Islington, central London, England, known for its major railway terminus (OS grid ref TQ3083).


Westfield

Westfield (countable and uncountable, plural Westfields)

From Old English west (“west”) + feld (“field”). Doublet of Westerveld.
The former village in New Brunswick may be named after Westfield, Massachusetts. The civil parish is named after the village.

A village and civil parish in Rother district, East Sussex, England.

A former civil parish of Norfolk, England, now part of Whinburgh and Westfield.

An area in the town of Redcar, North Yorkshire, England.

An area within Acomb, a suburb of York, North Yorkshire, England.

An outer suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4381).

A common placename:
A civil parish of Somerset, England.

An area in Woking borough, Surrey, England.


Scriven

Scriven (countable and uncountable, plural Scrivens)

Two possible origins for the surname:
* English occupational surname for a scribe copyist or clerk, from Middle English scrivein (“scribe”), itself from Old French escrivain.
* English habitational surname from the village in North Yorkshire, which is named with Old English scræfen (“hollow place with caves or pits”).

der

A village and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3458).


Darrington

en-proper noun

Darrington (countable and uncountable, plural Darringtons)

From the Old English personal name Deornoth + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

A village and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England.


Hollingsworth

Hollingsworth (countable and uncountable, plural Hollingsworths)

Hampstead Norreys
Hampstead Norreys#English

A hamlet in Hampstead Norreys parish, West Berkshire, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU5276).


Plumley

Plumley (countable and uncountable, plural Plumleys)

From Old English plūme (“plum”) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”). Equivalent to plum + -ley (“lea”).

A village and civil parish (served by Plumley with Toft and Bexton Parish Council) in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7175).


Woodside

Woodside (countable and uncountable, plural Woodsides)

Bracknell Forest
Bracknell Forest#English

A number of places in the United Kingdom, including:

A hamlet in Winkfield parish, Bracknell Forest district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9371).

A suburb in the borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3467).


Winton

Winton (usually uncountable, plural Wintons)

From either the Old English personal name Wine, which is a byname from wine (“friend”), or winn (“pasture”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY7810).

A suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ0893).

A suburban area of Salford, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ7599).

A hamlet in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE4096).


Oakham

A town and civil parish (with a town council) in and the county town of Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK8508).

An area in Dudley, Sandwell borough, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9689).


Bowling Green

A hamlet in Callington parish, eastern Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3670).

A hamlet near Bugle, Treverbyn parish, north of St Austell, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX0258).

Lymington and Pennington
Lymington and Pennington#English

A hamlet in Lymington and Pennington parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SZ2996).

A hamlet north of Peplow, Hodnet parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6225).

A village in Powick parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8151).


Heckington

From the Old English personal name Heca + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1444).


Ashland

From Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + land. Many places in the United States are named after Ashland, Henry Clay's estate.

Simpson and Ashland
Simpson and Ashland#English

A suburban area in Simpson and Ashland parish, City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8735).


Chilton

Chilton (countable and uncountable, plural Chiltons)

Chilton
Chilton, Oxfordshire
Domesday Book
Medieval Latin

From Old English ċilda tūn, a compound of ċilda (genitive plural of ċild (“child”)) + tūn (“town”). The name of Chilton, Oxfordshire is attested under various spellings in Medieval Latin texts of the 11th and 12th centuries: Cilda tun, Childatun, Chiltune, Chiltuna, Ciltone, Cilletone (in the Domesday Book), and Childestuna.

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, formerly in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP6811).

A small town and civil parish with a town council in County Durham (OS grid ref NZ2829).


Yetminster

A village and civil parish (served by the group Parish Council of Yetminster and Ryme Intrinseca) in West Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST5910).


Maiden Newton

A village and civil parish in west Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY5997).


Shillingstone

/ˈʃɪlɪŋstən/

A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST8210).


Sturminster Newton

A town and civil parish with a town council in North Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST7814).


Bere Regis

/ˈbɪəɹ ˈɹiːdʒɪs/

The Bere is a small river, Regis is from Latin regis.

A village in Purbeck district, Dorset, England.


Blandford Forum

From Old English blǣġena (“gudgeon”, gen. pl.) + ford. The addition of Latin forum dates to the 18th century.

inh

A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Dorset, England (OS grrid ref ST8806).


Tarrant

en-proper noun

Tarrant (countable and uncountable, plural Tarrants)

A short river in Dorset, England, United Kingdom, which flows into the (Dorset) Stour.


赫爾河畔京斯頓

ㄏㄜˋ ㄦˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄆㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄙ ㄉㄨㄣˋ

Хээрхэпань Цзинсыдунь

/xɤ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ³⁵ pʰän⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ tu̯ən⁵¹/

Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull#English


西布羅米奇

ㄒㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧˇ ㄑㄧˊ

/ɕi⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/sɐi̯⁵⁵ pou̯³³ lɔː²¹ mɐi̯¹³ kʰei̯²¹/

/ɕi⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/sɐi̯⁵⁵ pou̯³³ lɔː²¹ mɐi̯¹³ kʰei̯²¹/


布里斯托

ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄙ ㄊㄨㄛ

/pu⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/pou̯³³ lei̯¹³ siː⁵⁵ tʰɔːk̚³/

/pu⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/pou̯³³ lei̯¹³ siː⁵⁵ tʰɔːk̚³/

(Taiwan, Hong Kong) Bristol (a city, county, and unitary authority in southwest England)


考文垂

ㄎㄠˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄟˊ

/kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

metropolitan borough
metropolitan borough

Coventry (an industrial city and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands, in central England)


南安普敦

ㄋㄢˊ ㄢ ㄆㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄣ

Наньаньпудунь

/nän³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ən⁵⁵/

/naːm²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵ pʰou̯³⁵ tɵn²²/

/nän³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ən⁵⁵/

/naːm²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵ pʰou̯³⁵ tɵn²²/

Southampton (a city in England, United Kingdom)


Ripon

A cathedral city and civil parish with a city council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE3171).


利物浦

/li⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lei̯²² mɐt̚² pʰou̯³⁵/

/li²² vəʔ⁵⁵ pu²¹/

/li⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lei̯²² mɐt̚² pʰou̯³⁵/

/li²² vəʔ⁵⁵ pu²¹/

From English Liverpool, possibly via Shanghainese.
浦 (pǔ) may be a phono-semantic matching of English -pool.

psm

Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)


泰恩河畔紐卡素

ㄊㄞˋ ㄣ ㄏㄜˊ ㄆㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄚˇ ㄙㄨˋ

Tài'ēn Hépàn Niǔkǎsù [Phonetic:tàiēnhépànniúkǎsù]

Тайэнь Хэпань Нюкасу

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ˀən⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ pʰän⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ su⁵¹/

/tʰaːi̯³³ jɐn⁵⁵ hɔː²¹ puːn²² nɐu̯¹³ kʰaː⁵⁵ sou̯³³/

Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne#English:_Q1425428

(Hong Kong, Macau) Newcastle upon Tyne (a large city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in northeastern England)


西布羅姆維奇

ㄒㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄨˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧˊ

Сибуломувэйци

/ɕi⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/sɐi̯⁵⁵ pou̯³³ lɔː²¹ mou̯¹³ wɐi̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹/


謝菲爾德

ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄈㄟ ㄦˇ ㄉㄜˊ

/ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤ³⁵/

/t͡sɛː²² fei̯⁵⁵ jiː¹³ tɐk̚⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤ³⁵/

/t͡sɛː²² fei̯⁵⁵ jiː¹³ tɐk̚⁵/

(Mainland China) Sheffield (a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom)


紐卡素

ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄚˇ ㄙㄨˋ

/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ su⁵¹/

/nɐu̯¹³ kʰaː⁵⁵ sou̯³³/

/nɐu̯³⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ sou̯³³/

/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ su⁵¹/

/nɐu̯¹³ kʰaː⁵⁵ sou̯³³/

/nɐu̯³⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ sou̯³³/

Newcastle (a large city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in northeastern England)

Newcastle (a large market town in Staffordshire, England)


紐卡斯爾

ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄚˇ ㄙ ㄦˇ

/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/nɐu̯¹³ kʰaː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ jiː¹³/

/nɐu̯¹³ kʰaː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ jiː¹³/


水晶宮

ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄥ

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/


Harden

en-proper noun

Harden (countable and uncountable, plural Hardens)

A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SK0101).

A village and civil parish (with a village council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0838).


Whaley

Whaley (countable and uncountable, plural Whaleys)

From Old English wielle (“well, spring”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to well + -ley (“lea”).

A village in Bolsover district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK5171).


Fortescue

Fortescue (countable and uncountable, plural Fortescues)

From Anglo-Norman Fortescu, from Norman Fort-Escu, from Old French fort+escut. Literally, “strong shield”.

A hamlet in Nether Exe parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9299).

A small suburb of Sidmouth, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY1389)


Smallwood

Smallwood (countable and uncountable, plural Smallwoods)

A civil parish and small village in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8060).

A suburb of Redditch, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0467).


Waldron

Waldron (countable and uncountable, plural Waldrons)

Heathfield and Waldron
Heathfield and Waldron#English

A village in Heathfield and Waldron parish, Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5419).


Crowell

South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire#English

A village and civil parish (without a council) near Chinnor, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU7499).


Moseley

Moseley (countable and uncountable, plural Moseleys)

A suburb of the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0883).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Mos-Mz#Mos-Moz

An eastern suburb of the City of Wolverhampton, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9498).

A hamlet in Grimley parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8159).


Washburn

Washburn (countable and uncountable, plural Washburns)

A river in North Yorkshire, England, which joins the River Wharfe.


Whittington

Whittington (countable and uncountable, plural Whittingtons)

A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0120).

A village and civil parish in City of Lancaster district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6076).

A civil parish north of Hexham, Northumberland.

A village and civil parish in Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ3231).

A village and civil parish (served by Whittington and Fisherwick Parish Council) in Lichfield district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK1608).


Calvert

Calvert (countable and uncountable, plural Calverts)

From Middle English calfhirde, equivalent to modern calf + herd.

Calvert, a sleepy village in rural Buckinghamshire, is where the former 'Varsity line' from Oxford to Cambridge crossed the old Great Central London extension.

2024 February 7, Paul Bigland, “Rail routes reinstated... at the double”, in RAIL, number 1002, page 48:

A hamlet in Charndon parish and Steeple Claydon parish, Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP6824).


Corley

Corley (countable and uncountable, plural Corleys)

From Old English *corn (“crane”), genitive plural, *corna + lēah (“woodland clearing”), 'the cranes' wood or clearing'.

North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP3085).


Tilley

Tilley (countable and uncountable, plural Tilleys)

A small village in Wem Rural parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5027).


Woodall

Woodall (countable and uncountable, plural Woodalls)

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + heall (“hall, dwelling, house”).

A hamlet in Harthill with Woodall parish, Rotherham borough, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4880).

Harthill with Woodall
Harthill with Woodall#English


Dent

Dent (countable and uncountable, plural Dents)

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD7086).


Wray

Wray (countable and uncountable, plural Wrays)

From Old Norse vrá (“nook, corner, recess”).

A village in Wray-with-Botton parish, City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6067).


Hawley

Hawley (countable and uncountable, plural Hawleys)

Two main origins:
* The village in Hampshire is from Old English heall (“hall, dwelling, house”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to hall + -ley (“lea”).
* The village in Kent is from Old English hāliġ (“holy, sacred”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to holy + -ley (“lea”).

der

Blackwater and Hawley
Blackwater and Hawley#English

A village in Blackwater and Hawley parish, Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8559).

Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley
Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley#English

A village in Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley parish, Dartford district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5471).


Parham

en-proper noun

Parham (countable and uncountable, plural Parhams)

A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3060).

A civil parish in Horsham district, West Sussex, England.


Covington

en-prop

Covington (countable and uncountable, plural Covingtons)

From Old English Cofingtun, from Cofa (a masculine given name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + -tun (“settlement”, literally “Cofa's town”).

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL0570).


Minton

en-proper noun

Minton (countable and uncountable, plural Mintons)


Creech

Creech (countable and uncountable, plural Creeches)

Steeple with Tyneham
Steeple with Tyneham#English

A small settlement in Church Knowle parish and Steeple with Tyneham parish, Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9182).


Felton

Felton (countable and uncountable, plural Feltons)

From Old English feld (“field”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5748).

A village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1800).

A village in Winford parish, North Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST5265).


Briscoe

Briscoe (countable and uncountable, plural Briscoes)

From Old Norse bretar (“Britons”) or birki (“birch”) + skógr (“wood”).

A hamlet in Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY022114).


Nesbitt

Nesbitt (countable and uncountable, plural Nesbitts)

From Old English nosu (“nose”) + bita (“bit, fragment, morsel”) or byht (“bight, bend, angle”).

A civil parish without a council in County Durham, England.


Bowling

Bowling (countable and uncountable, plural Bowlings)

Bowling (disambiguation)#Places
Bowling (surname)

A suburban area in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1731).


Whitmore

Whitmore (countable and uncountable, plural Whitmores)

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + mōr (“moor”).

A small village and civil parish in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8140).


Marlow

Marlow (countable and uncountable, plural Marlows)

From Old English mere (“lake, pool”) + hlǣw (“mountain, hill”).

A town and civil parish with a town council on the River Thames in southern Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SU8586).

A village in Leintwardine parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO399765).


Tong

Tong (countable and uncountable, plural Tongs)

For the surname: Borrowed from Cantonese 湯／汤 (tong1), Cantonese 唐 (tong4), Mandarin 佟 (Tóng), Mandarin 童 (Tóng), etc.

w:List of United Kingdom locations: To–Tq#Ton–Tor

A hamlet in Headcorn parish, Maidstone district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ8346).

A village and civil parish in eastern Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7907).

A small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2230).


Hook

Hook (countable and uncountable, plural Hooks)

* As an English surname, from the noun hook.
* As a Swedish surname, from hök (“hawk”).
* As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Hoek; compare Vanhook.

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A hamlet in Wimblington parish, Fenland district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF4293).

A hamlet in Chardstock parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST3005).

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village and civil parish near Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7625).

Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames#English

A suburb in the borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1865).

A large village and civil parish in Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7254).

A hamlet in Fareham borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5005).

Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset#English

A hamlet in Timsbury parish, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset (OS grid ref ST6758).

A village in Lydiard Tregoze parish, near Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0784).


Minster

A large village in Minster-on-Sea parish, on the Isle of Sheppey, Swale borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9573).

A village and civil parish in Thanet district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3164).


Thanet

Inherited from Middle English Thanet, Tanet, from Old English Tænett, Tenet, from Brythonic (compare Latin Tanatus, Old Welsh Tanat).
Initial th- is due to an erroneous connection to Ancient Greek θᾰ́νᾰτος (thắnătos).

A local government district which includes the Isle of Thanet in Kent, England.


Huntley

Huntley (countable and uncountable, plural Huntleys)

A village and civil parish in Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7219).


Matson

Matson (countable and uncountable, plural Matsons)

A southern suburb of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8515).


Willey

Willey (countable and uncountable, plural Willeys)

From Old English welig (“willow”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to willow + -ley (“lea”).

A civil parish in Herefordshire, England.

A village in Barrow parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO672991).

A village and civil parish in Rugby district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP495848).


Smalley

Smalley (countable and uncountable, plural Smalleys)

From Old English smæl (“narrow”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4044).


Radford

Radford (countable and uncountable, plural Radfords)

From Old English rēad (“red”) + ford (“ford”).

An inner city area of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK5540).

West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire#English

A hamlet in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4023).

A hamlet mostly in Timsbury parish, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset (OS grid ref ST6757).

A suburb of Coventry, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP3280).

A hamlet in Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0055).


Whatley

Whatley (countable and uncountable, plural Whatleys)

From Old English hwǣte (“wheat”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to wheat + -ley (“lea”). Identical to Wheatley.

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST7347).

A hamlet in Winsham parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3606).


Moulton

Moulton (countable and uncountable, plural Moultons)

From the Old English personal name Mūla + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish of Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ656696).

A village in The Moultons parish, South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF306240).

A village and civil parish of Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ236038).

A village and civil parish of Daventry district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP784663).

A village and civil parish of Forest Heath district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL699643).


Birch

Birch (countable and uncountable, plural Birches)

A village and civil parish in Colchester borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL9419).

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8507).


Harwood

Harwood (countable and uncountable, plural Harwoods)

From Old English hara (“hare”) or hār (“hoar, grey”) + wudu (“wood”).

A village in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NY828093).

A suburb of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD751113).


Ellington

Ellington (countable and uncountable, plural Ellingtons)

From either the Old English personal name Ella or ǣl (“eel”) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1571).

Ellington and Linton
Ellington and Linton#English

A village in Ellington and Linton parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ2791).


Irby

Irby (countable and uncountable, plural Irbys)

A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ2584).


Maxey

Maxey (countable and uncountable, plural Maxeys)

From the genitive case of the personal name Mack + Old English eġ (“island; low-lying land”).

der

A village and civil parish in the City of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TF125085).


Earley

en-proper noun

Earley (countable and uncountable, plural Earleys)

A town and civil parish with a town council in Wokingham borough, Berkshire, England, near Reading (OS grid SU7571).


Ratcliff

Ratcliff (countable and uncountable, plural Ratcliffs)

A suburban area in Limehouse, borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3681).


Beaulieu

Beaulieu (countable and uncountable, plural Beaulieus)

From Old French beau + lieu, French Beaulieu.

A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3802).


Upchurch

Upchurch (countable and uncountable, plural Upchurches)

From Old English upp (“up”) + ċiriċe (“church”).

A village and civil parish in Swale district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ8467).


Eggleston

Eggleston (countable and uncountable, plural Egglestons)

From the Old English personal name Eċġwulf, which is composed of the elements eċġ (“edge”) and wulf (“wolf”), + -s- + tūn (“settlement”).

A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NY984227).


Abney

Abney (countable and uncountable, plural Abneys)

From the genitive form of the Old English personal name Abba + īeġ (“island”).

Abney and Abney Grange
Abney and Abney Grange#English

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

A village in Abney and Abney Grange parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK194792).


Fulmer

From Old English fugol (“wild fowl”) + mere (“pond”).


Hardwick

Hardwick (countable and uncountable, plural Hardwicks)

From Old English heord (“herd”) + wīċ (“village”). Compare Hardwicke, which shares the same etymology.

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP805192).

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A hamlet in Buckden parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1968).

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL373587).

A northern suburb of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ4121).

A locality and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8675).

Shelton and Hardwick
Shelton and Hardwick#English

A village in Shelton and Hardwick parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM223900).

North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish (without a council) in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in Wellingborough district (OS grid ref SP8569).

A northern suburb of Banbury, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4442).

Hardwick with Tusmore
Hardwick with Tusmore#English

A village in Hardwick with Tusmore parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5729).

A village in Hardwick-with-Yelford parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3705).

Aston cum Aughton
Aston cum Aughton#English

A hamlet in Todwick parish and Aston cum Aughton parish, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4886).

A suburb of Streetly, Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP0798).


Littlefield

Littlefield (countable and uncountable, plural Littlefields)

North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire#English

A western suburb of Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA2508).


Seal

* As an English surname, spelling variant of Sale
* As an occupational English surname, related to seal
* As an occupational English surname, from Old French sele (“saddle”)
* As an English nickname-derived surname, from seal (the animal)
* As a Jewish surname, spelling variant or semantic loan of Siegel

A village in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England.


Lindley

Lindley (countable and uncountable, plural Lindleys)

Two possible origins:
* The places in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire are named with Old English līn (“flax”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), with epenthetic -d-. Equivalent to line + -ley (“lea”).
* The deserted medieval village in Leicestershire is named with Old English lind (“lime tree”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to lind + -ley (“lea”).

Higham on the Hill
Higham on the Hill#English

A deserted medieval village in Higham on the Hill parish, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP374679).

A village and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE229764).

A suburb of Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE115185).


Handley

Handley (countable and uncountable, plural Handleys)

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A small village and civil parish (served by Handley and District Parish Council) in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4657).

North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire#English

A hamlet in Stretton parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3761).


Colburn

Colburn (countable and uncountable, plural Colburns)

From Old English cōl (“cool”) + burna (“stream”).

(uncountable) A small town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2098).


Broome

Broome (countable and uncountable, plural Broomes)

A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM3491).

A small village in Hopesay parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO4080).

A hamlet in Cardington parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO5298).

A village and civil parish in Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO9078).


Farrington

Farrington (countable and uncountable, plural Farringtons)

A hamlet in Iwerne Courtney parish, Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST8415).


Bratton

Bratton (countable and uncountable, plural Brattons)

Telford and Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin#English

A suburban settlement in Wrockwardine parish, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6313).

Minehead Without
Minehead Without#English

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A hamlet in Minehead Without parish, Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref SS9446).

A village and civil parish east of Westbury, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9152).


Saxton

Saxton (countable and uncountable, plural Saxtons)

From Old English Seaxe (“Saxons”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Saxton with Scarthingwell
Saxton with Scarthingwell#English

A village in Saxton with Scarthingwell parish, Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4736).


Cosgrove

Cosgrove (countable and uncountable, plural Cosgroves)

Two main origins:
* English habitational surname from the village in Northamptonshire, which is named with the Old English personal name Cof + -s- + grāf (“grove, thicket”); recorded as Covesgrave in 1086 (DB).
* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Coscraigh (“descendant of Coscrach”), a byname from coscrach (“victorious, triumphant”).

der

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

South Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP790426).


Barnhill

en-proper noun

Barnhill (countable and uncountable, plural Barnhills)

From Old English bearn (“barn”) + hyll (“hill”).

A hamlet in Broxton parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4854).


Chew

Chew (countable and uncountable, plural Chews)

* As an English surname, Chew has a number of separate origins:
** A toponymic surname referring to a place in Billington, Lancashire. It was originally spelled Cho, from Middle English cho, which is possibly a descendant of Old English *cēo (“gill”), denoting a ravine.
** A toponymic surname referring to Chew Magna or Chew Stoke in Somerset, England.
** A nickname from Old English ċīo, ċēo, which refers to smaller chattering species of crow, in particular the red-billed chough.
* As a Chinese surname, borrowed from Hokkien 周 (Chiu), Teochew 周 (ziu1), Cantonese 趙／赵 (ziu6), etc.


Halstead

Halstead (countable and uncountable, plural Halsteads)

A town and civil parish with a town council in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8130).

A village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ4861).

Tilton on the Hill and Halstead
Tilton on the Hill and Halstead#English

A hamlet in Tilton on the Hill and Halstead parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7405).


Littleton

Littleton (countable and uncountable, plural Littletons)

From Old English lȳtel (“small, little”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish of Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4466).

A hamlet in South Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4930).

A hamlet in Guildford borough, Surrey (OS grid ref SU9847).

A village near Shepperton, Spelthorne borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ0768).

A hamlet near Semington, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9060).


Belton

Belton (countable and uncountable, plural Beltons)

From an unexplained first element + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

der

North West Leicestershire
North West Leicestershire#English

A small village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK4420).

Belton and Manthorpe
Belton and Manthorpe#English

A village in Belton and Manthorpe parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9338).

North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SE7806).

Belton with Browston
Belton with Browston#English

A village in Belton with Browston civil parish, Great Yarmouth borough, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG4802).


Cranford

en-proper noun

Cranford (countable and uncountable, plural Cranfords)

An area in Greater London, on the boundary between the boroughs of Hillingdon and Hounslow (OS grid ref TQ1072).

A hamlet in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS3421).

A civil parish in Kettering district, Northamptonshire, England.


Ballinger

Ballinger (countable and uncountable, plural Ballingers)

/ˈbælɪndʒəɹ/

A hamlet in Chiltern district, Buckinghamshire, England, shown as Ballinger Bottom and Ballinger Common on Ordnance Survey maps (OS grid ref SP9103).


Kersey

Kersey (countable and uncountable, plural Kerseys)

From Old English cærse (“cress”) + īeġ (“island”).

A village and civil parish of Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL999904).


Knowlton

Knowlton (countable and uncountable, plural Knowltons)

From Old English cnoll (“knoll, summit”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

A hamlet in East Dorset district, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SU022103).

A hamlet in Dover district, Kent, England.


Lilley

Lilley (countable and uncountable, plural Lilleys)

From Old English lind (“limetree”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

A hamlet in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4479).

North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England, north-east of Luton, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1126).


Bare

Bare (countable and uncountable, plural Bares)

A suburb of Morecambe, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England, served by Bare Lane railway station (OS grid ref SD4564).


Whitehurst

Whitehurst (countable and uncountable, plural Whitehursts)

Habitational surname from a minor place in Cheshire, from Old English hwīt (“white”) + hyrst (“hurst, hillock, wooded hill”).

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English

A hamlet in Dilhorne parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9745).


Milburn

Milburn (countable and uncountable, plural Milburns)

From Old English mylen (“mill”) + burna (“stream, brook”); compare the doublet Milbourne.

A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY655293).


Harwell

Harwell (countable and uncountable, plural Harwells)

* (hamlet in Nottinghamshire): From the Old English personal name Hāra, a byname from hār (“grey; grey-haired”), + wella (“well, spring, stream”)
* (village in Oxfordshire): From Old English hēore (“pleasant”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

A hamlet in Everton parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6891).

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU4989).


Utley

Utley (countable and uncountable, plural Utleys)

From the Old English personal name Utta + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0542).


Bosley

Bosley (countable and uncountable, plural Bosleys)

A village and civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9165).


Pang

The name of the river is a back-formation from Pangbourne.

A minor river in Berkshire, England, which flows into the Thames at Pangbourne.


Newland

Newland (countable and uncountable, plural Newlands)

Egton with Newland
Egton with Newland#English

A hamlet in Egton with Newland civil parish, South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD3079).

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A hamlet in Eastrington civil parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8029).

Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull#English

A suburb of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0831).

A village and civil parish in Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO5509).

A hamlet and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6924).

A village and civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7948).


Thornhill

Thornhill (countable and uncountable, plural Thornhills)

A village in Beckermet parish, Copeland borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY0108).

A village and civil parish in High Peak borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1983).

A suburb of Southampton, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4712).

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2518).

A hamlet in Broad Town parish, south of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0878).


Woodbury

Woodbury (countable and uncountable, plural Woodburys)

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY0187).