Morton

From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh”) + tūn (“settlement”).

Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.

A hamlet in Hesket parish and Skelton parish, near Calthwaite, Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY4539).

North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire#English

A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4160).

A hamlet in Swinderby parish, near Morton Hall, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8863).

Morton and Hanthorpe
Morton and Hanthorpe#English

A village in Morton and Hanthorpe parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF0924).

A village and civil parish by Gainsborough, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (not actually named "Morton by Gainsborough"; OS grid ref SK8091).

Morton on the Hill
Morton on the Hill#English

A hamlet in Morton on the Hill parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG1217).

A hamlet in Babworth parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK6780).

Fiskerton cum Morton
Fiskerton cum Morton#English

A village in Fiskerton cum Morton parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7251).

A hamlet in Oswestry Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ2924).


Shelley

From Old English, meaning "clearing on a bank".

A village in Ongar parish, Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL5404).

A small village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0338).

A village in Kirkburton parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2011).


Brooke

Audio (US)

A topographic surname for someone who lived near a brook.

A village and civil parish (without a council) in Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK8405).


Berwick

→ Welsh: Berwig

For places in England and Scotland (e.g. North Berwick), from Old English bere (“barley”) + Old English wīc (“settlement”). For the Scottish name, there is the possibility that the second element instead derives from a different word, for which see -wick.
Places outside England and Scotland are generally named, possibly indirectly, after places in England, including Berwick-upon-Tweed.
The town in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Maine. The name was chosen by a local resident who had travelled through the community in Maine and was impressed by its neatness.

A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5105).

A hamlet in Almondsbury parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST5580).

South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire#English


Letton

Walford, Letton and Newton
Walford, Letton and Newton#English

A hamlet in Walford, Letton and Newton parish, north Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO3770).

A small village and civil parish in west Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3346).


Sheffield

en-proper noun

Sheffield (countable and uncountable, plural Sheffields)

Sheffields (plural)
Sheff. (alternative abbreviation)

From the name of the River Sheaf, which is from Old English scēaþ (“boundary”), + Old English feld (“field, open land”).

A hamlet in Penzance parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4526).


Dunkirk

From Dutch Duinkerke, from duin (“dune”) + kerk (“church”).

East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire#English

A hamlet in Downham parish, East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL5186).

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

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A hamlet in Lea-by-Backford parish and Capenhurst parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ3872).

A hamlet in Hawkesbury parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7886).

A village and civil parish in Swale district, Kent (OS grid ref TR0759).

A settlement in Aylsham parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG2027).

A hamlet in Wall parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NY9270).

A hamlet in Audley Rural parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8152).

A settlement in Devizes parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9961).


Waterloo

/ˌwɔːtəˈluː/

From Middle Dutch, composed of water (“water”) + loo (“sacred wood, forest”). More at water, lea. cf. German Loh. Most places in English-speaking countries are named for the battle.

compound

The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A hamlet in Blisland parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX1072).

A small village in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2219).

A small village in Scole parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM1479).

A hamlet in Whixall parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4933).


Elton

From a number of sources, including:
# For the places in Cheshire, County Durham, and Derbyshire, England: from Old English ēl (“eel”) + tūn (“farm, village”) since the village is situated above a small stream. Less likely, from Old English personal name Ella + tūn.
# For the place in Cambridgeshire, England: from Middle English Adelintune, from Old English æþeling (“prince”) + tūn (“estate”).
# For the place in Gloucestershire, England: from Middle English Elwinton, from Old English personal name Ælfwine + tūn (“estate”).
# For the place in Herefordshire, England: from Middle English Elintona, from Old English *æling (“eel fishery”) + tūn (“estate”), in reference to nearby Wigmore Lake.
# For the place in Nottinghamshire, England, see Elton on the Hill.

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, on the boundary with Northamptonshire (OS grid ref TL0893).

A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4575).

A village and civil parish in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ4017).

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2260).

A village and civil parish in north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4570).


Humber

From Middle English Humber, from Old English Humbre.

A hamlet in Bishopsteignton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9075).

Ford and Stoke Prior
Ford and Stoke Prior

A hamlet and civil parish (served by Humber, Ford and Stoke Prior Parish Council) south-east of Leominster, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5356).


Mortimer

A habitational surname from Mortemer in France, from Old Northern French, literally meaning “dead pond”.

Stratfield Mortimer
Stratfield Mortimer#English

A village in Stratfield Mortimer parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England, otherwise known as Mortimer Common (OS grid ref SU6564).


Crawley

From Old English crāwe (“crow”), genitive plural, crāwan + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

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A hamlet in Membury parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST2607).

A village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4234).

West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3412).


Wickham

en-proper noun

Wickham (countable and uncountable, plural Wickhams)

From Middle English Wicham, Wikham, from Old English wīċ (“village”) + hām (“homestead”). Doublet of Wycombe.

A village in Welford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3971).

A village and civil parish (served by Wickham and Knowle Parish Council) in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5711).


Bradley

Bradley (countable and uncountable, plural Bradleys)

Bradleys (plural)
Bradly (alternative)
Bradeley (alternative)
Bradly (alternative)
Bradlee (alternative)
Bradleigh (alternative)
Bradlie (alternative)
Bradly (alternative)
Broadley (alternative)

Ultimately from Old English brād (“broad”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to broad + -ley.

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2245).

A hamlet in Wotton-under-Edge parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7493).

Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane#English

A village and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU6341).

North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire#English

A village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TA2406).

A village and civil parish in Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8818).


Luton

From the name of the River Lea + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Doublet of Leyton.

der

A hamlet in Broadhembury parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST0802).

A small village in Bishopsteignton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9076).


Swindon

From Old English swīn (“swine, pig”) + denu (“valley”), similar to the name Swinden. The first element could instead be from the Old Norse personal name Sveinn, or its Old English equivalent swān.

A suburban village and civil parish in Cheltenham borough, Gloucestershire, England, also known as Swindon Village (OS grid ref SO9325).

South Staffordshire
South Staffordshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SO8690).


Warrington

From Middle English Wardintone, from personal name, Wearda, from Old English weard (“guard”) + ing + tūn, meaning either "Wearda's estate" or "the lookout place".

A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8954).


Newhaven

Hartington Nether Quarter
Hartington Nether Quarter#English

A hamlet in Hartington Nether Quarter parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1660).

A hamlet in Parkham parish, Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS3922).


Eastleigh

Borough of Eastleigh
Eastleigh (disambiguation)

A hamlet in Westleigh parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4827).


Swanwick

A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4053).

A village in Fareham borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5109).


Bursledon

A village and civil parish in Eastleigh borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4809).


Abdon

en-proper noun

Abdon (countable and uncountable, plural Abdons)

The placename is from the Old English personal name Abba + tūn (“settlement”). The surname is habitational from the village in Shropshire, but it is also borrowed from Spanish Abdón. The surname is mostly found in the Philippines.

A village in Abdon and Heath parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO576863).


Abram

Abram (countable and uncountable, plural Abrams)

From Old English Eadburh's (a woman's name) hām.

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SD6001).


Windsor

Inherited from Middle English Wyndelsore, from Old English Windlesōra (“Windsor”, literally “bank with a windlass, winch by the riverside”), from *windel ("reel, winch"; > Middle English windel (“reel, spool”)) + ōra (“bank, shore”). See windlass.

gloss

"reel, winch"; > Middle English <i class="Latn mention" lang="enm">windel</i> (“reel, spool”)

Other places in England, besides the famous Windsor in Berkshire:

A hamlet in Polperro parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX1851).


Pitt

en-proper noun

Pitt (countable and uncountable, plural Pitts)

A hamlet in Hursley parish, City of Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4528).


Waterford

From water + ford. In the case of the city in Ireland, this is a modification through folk etymology of Old Norse Veðrafjǫrðr (literally “wether ford”).
The civil parish in New Brunswick may have been named after Waterford, Ireland.

der

East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire#English

A village in Stapleford parish, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3114).


Hungerford

en-proper noun

Hungerford (countable and uncountable, plural Hungerfords)

From Old English hungor (“hunger, famine”) + ford (“ford”), a name which probably denoted an unproductive or barren land.

Waltham St Lawrence
Waltham St Lawrence#English

Windsor and Maidenhead
Windsor and Maidenhead#English

A hamlet in Waltham St Lawrence parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU8274).

A hamlet in Hyde parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU1612).

A hamlet in Munslow parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO5389).

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A hamlet in Old Cleeve parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST0440).


Harley

From Old English hær (“rock”) or hara (“hare”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to hare + -ley (“lea”).

A village and civil parish (served by Cressage, Harley and Sheinton Parish Council) in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5901).

A settlement in Wentworth parish, Rotherham borough, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3698).


Barnsley

Barnsley (countable and uncountable, plural Barnsleys)

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

A village and civil parish (without a council) in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0705).

A hamlet in Worfield parish, south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7592).


Newbury

From Old English niwe (“new”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of Newburgh.

A hamlet in the south of Tonge parish, Swale district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9259).


Clint

Diminutive of Clinton.
The Yorkshire place name is from Old Danish klint.

Clint cum Hamlets
Clint cum Hamlets#English

A village in Clint cum Hamlets parish, Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2659).


Newby

Newby (countable and uncountable, plural Newbys)

From new + -by. Meaning "new settlement".

Clapham cum Newby
Clapham cum Newby#English

A small village in Clapham cum Newby parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD7270).

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ5012).

Newby and Scalby
Newby and Scalby#English

A village in Newby and Scalby parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref TA0189).


Denver

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Denver.wav

Named after James W. Denver. The surname Denver ultimately derives from Old English Dene-fær ("crossing or passing of the Danes"), from Dene + fær; or alternatively from den-ōfer ("valley-bank"), from denu + ofer.

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

A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF6101).


Davenport

* As an English surname, from Old English Devennport, named after the River Dane + port. The first element is from Welsh dafn (“trickle, drop”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“mist, haze”).
* As an Irish surname, from Ó Donndubhartaigh (“descendant of Donndubhartach”), which is from donn (“brown”) + dubh (“black”) + artach (“nobleman”); see airigh.

der

Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:

A hamlet in Brereton parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8065).


Beaumont

Inherited from Middle English [Term?], borrowed from Anglo-Norman [Term?], from beau (“beautiful”) + mont (“mountain”). Cognate with French Beaumont. Doublet of Belmont.

An English placename for any of various places, derived from the French placename or surname.

A village and civil parish in Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in City of Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY3459).

A village in Beaumont-cum-Moze parish, Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM1725).


Bramley

From Old English brom (“broom”) + leah (“wood clearing, meadow”), like Bromley. Equivalent to broom + -ley (“lea”).

North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire#English

A village in Eckington parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4079).

A village and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU6559).

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4892).

A village and civil parish in Waverley borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ0144).


Rochester

/ˈɹɒt͡ʃɪstə/

/ˈɹɑt͡ʃɛstɚ/

From Middle English Rovescester, from Old English Hrofesċeaster (literally “Hrofi's fortified camp”).

inh

A small village and civil parish (served by Rochester with Byrness Parish Council) in Northumberland, England.The north of the parish borders onto Scotland (OS grid ref NY8398).


Prescott

en-proper noun

Prescott (countable and uncountable, plural Prescotts)

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A hamlet in Culmstock parish, Mid Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST0814).

A settlement and civil parish (without a council) in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO9829).

A hamlet in Stottesdon parish, south Shropshire (OS grid ref SO6681).


Hampton

Variously from:
* Old English Hāmtūn, from hām and tūn (equivalent to home + town);
* Old English hēantūn, from hēah and tūn (equivalent to high + town).
The town in New Brunswick may have been named after one of several towns in New England. The civil parish is named after the town.

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Any of several places in England, derived from Saxon words meaning farm by the bend of a river, including:

A hamlet in Shute parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY2696).

A hamlet on the west bank of the Severn in Chelmarsh parish, Shropshire, opposite Hampton Loade (OS grid ref SO7486).

A hamlet in Highworth parish, Swindon borough, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1892).


Rowland

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2172).


Clayton

Clayton (countable and uncountable, plural Claytons)

⇒ Translingual: Claytonia

From Middle English Claytone, Cleyton, from Old English clǣġ (“clay”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure, settlement; town”). Analyzable as clay + -ton.

der

Clayton with Frickley
Clayton with Frickley#English

A village in Clayton with Frickley parish, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE4507).

A village in Hassocks parish, Mid Sussex district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ2914).

A suburban village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1231).


Howe

en-proper noun

Howe (countable and uncountable, plural Howes)

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM2799).

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE3580).


Weston

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

A village in Welford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU3973).

Weston and Crewe Green
Weston and Crewe Green#English

A village and former civil parish, now in Weston and Crewe Green parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ7352).

A settlement in Halton borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5080).

A hamlet in Branscombe parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY1688).

Isle of Portland
Isle of Portland#English

A village in Portland parish, Isle of Portland, Dorset (OS grid ref SY6871).

A hamlet in Buriton parish, near Petersfield, East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7221).

A hamlet in Pembridge parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3656).

North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL2630).

A village and civil parish in South Holland district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF2924).

Weston and Weedon
Weston and Weedon#English

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

South Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire#English

A village in Weston and Weedon parish, West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP5846).

A village and civil parish (served by Mid Wharfdale Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE1747).

Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood#English

A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7767).

A locality in Oswestry Rural parish, south of Oswestry, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ2927).

A village in Weston-under-Redcastle parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ5628).

A village and civil parish (served by Weston with Gayton Parish Council) in Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9727).

A village and civil parish (served by Ringsfield and Weston Parish Council) in East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM4287).


Hyde

Hyde (countable and uncountable, plural Hydes)

* As an English surname, from the root of hide (“measure of land”).
* Also as an English surname, spelling variant of Ide.
* As a Jewish surname, Americanized from Haid.

A hamlet in Minchinhampton parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8801).

A small village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU1612).

A hamlet in Swindon borough, Wiltshire, probably in Blunsdon parish (OS grid ref SU1589).


Stanton

South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire#English

Any of several placenames in Britain from Saxon words meaning stone and enclosure.

A small village in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, west of Swadlincote (OS grid ref SK2620).

A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0634).

A hamlet in Netherwitton parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ1389).

East Staffordshire
East Staffordshire#English

A small village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK1246).

A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL9673).


Brooks

A hamlet in Boconnoc parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX1560).


Churchill

/ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃɪl/

/ˈt͡ʃɜːɹt͡ʃɪl/

Any of several placenames, derived from church and hill.

A hamlet in All Saints parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST2901).

A hamlet in East Down parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5940).

West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP2824).

A village and civil parish in North Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4459).

Churchill and Blakedown
Churchill and Blakedown#English

A village in Churchill and Blakedown parish, Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8879).

A village and civil parish in the hundred of Oswaldslow, Wychavon district, Worcestershire; in full, Churchill-in-Oswaldslow (OS grid ref SO9253).


Norton

Norton (countable and uncountable, plural Nortons)

From Old English norþ (“north”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
The parish in New Brunswick is named after Norton, Massachusetts.

Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck#English

Norton and Cuckney
Norton and Cuckney#English

Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.

A village in Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, previously in Norton and Cuckney parish (OS grid ref SK5772).

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in north-west Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8884).

A village in Norton-juxta-Kempsey parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire, the location of Norton Barracks (OS grid ref SO8751).


Hartford

# For the village in Cambridgeshire: from Old English Hereford (“army ford”), from here (“army”) + ford.
# For remaining places: from Old English heorot (“hart”) + ford.

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

Any of a number of placenames in England, variants of Hertford:

A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6372).

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A hamlet in Brompton Regis parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref SS9529).


Merton

en-prop

Merton (countable and uncountable, plural Mertons)

Any of several placenames in England from words meaning lake and settlement.

A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5212).

A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5717).


Barton

From Old English bere (“barley”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure”).

Barton and Pooley Bridge
Barton and Pooley Bridge#English

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A hamlet in Barton and Pooley Bridge parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY4826).

A hamlet in Temple Guiting parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP1025).

A village in Preston, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD5137).


Thornton

From Old English þorn (“thorn”) + tūn (“settlement”).

Any of several places in England and Scotland:

A large village in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England, part of the Thornton-Cleveleys conurbation (OS grid ref SD3442).

Bagworth and Thornton
Bagworth and Thornton#English

Hinckley and Bosworth
Hinckley and Bosworth#English

A village in Bagworth and Thornton parish, Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4607).

Stainton and Thornton
Stainton and Thornton#English

A village in Stainton and Thornton parish, Middlesbrough district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4713).

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1032).


Huxley

en-proper noun

Huxley (countable and uncountable, plural Huxleys)

From the Old English personal name *Hucc + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). The first element could also be husċ (“insult, scorn, mockery”).

Hargrave and Huxley
Hargrave and Huxley#English

A village in Hargrave and Huxley parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ510614).


Benson

Ultimately from Old English Benesingtūn.

South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU6191).


Boswell

Scottish surname, from Norman, named after Beuzeville, from Beuze + -ville ("Bosi's farm"); first element from Old Norse Bosi, from Proto-Germanic *bausuz.

A hamlet in Elkington parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2790).


Middleton

Middleton (countable and uncountable, plural Middletons)

From Old English Middeltūn, equivalent to middle + -ton.
The town in Nova Scotia is named for its location midway between Annapolis Royal and Kentville.

Any of many placenames in England, Scotland and elsewhere, from the Old English words for "middle town", including:

A number of places in England, including:

A rural locality and civil parish (without a council) in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, previously in South Lakeland district, the locality also known as Middleton in Lonsdale or Middleton-on-Lune (OS grid ref SD6286).

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, otherwise known as Middleton-by-Wirksworth, the name of the parish council (OS grid ref SK2756).

Middleton and Smerrill
Middleton and Smerrill#English

A village in Middleton and Smerrill parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, otherwise known as Middleton-by-Youlgreave (OS grid ref SK1963).

A village and civil parish (served by Hennys', Middleton and Twinstead Parish Council) in Braintree district, Essex (OS grid ref TL8739).

A settlement in Longparish civil parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4244).

A village and civil parish near Heysham, Lancaster district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD4258).

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

A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TF6616).

North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, formerly in Corby district (OS grid ref SP8389).

A settlement and civil parish (served by Belford and Middleton Parish Council) in north Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1035).

Wallington Demesne
Wallington Demesne#English

A village in Wallington Demesne parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ0685).

A small village in Bitterley parish, south Shropshire (OS grid ref SO5477).

A hamlet in Oswestry Rural parish, north-west Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ3129).

Middleton cum Fordley
Middleton cum Fordley#English

A village in Middleton cum Fordley parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM4367).

North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP1798).


Wentworth

Wentworth (countable and uncountable, plural Wentworths)

From either the Old English byname Wintra, or Old English winter (“winter”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire#English

Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere.

A small village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4878).

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3898).


Carleton

St Cuthbert Without
St Cuthbert Without#English

A hamlet in St Cuthbert Without parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY4252).

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A hamlet in Haile parish, Cumberland, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY0109).

A village near Poulton-le-Fylde, Wyre borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD3339).

A village south of Pontefract, Wakefield borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE4620).


Carlton

From Old English ċeorl (“freeman”) and tūn (“town”). Doublet of Charlton. The alteration of /tʃ/ to /k/ is down to Old Norse influence.

Carlton and Chellington
Carlton and Chellington#English

A village in Carlton and Chellington parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref SP9555).

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL6453).

A village and civil parish in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ3921).

Hinckley and Bosworth
Hinckley and Bosworth#English

A village and civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth borough, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK3905).

Kelsale cum Carlton
Kelsale cum Carlton#English

A village in Kelsale cum Carlton parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3864).

A village in Carlton Town parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE0684).

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6424).

A village in Barnsley borough, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3610).

A village south-west of Rothwell, City of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3327).


Willoughby

Willoughby (countable and uncountable, plural Willoughbys)

From Old English weliġ (“willow”) and Old Norse byr (“settlement”).

Willoughby with Sloothby
Willoughby with Sloothby#English

Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere:

A village in Willoughby with Sloothby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4771).

A village and civil parish in Rugby district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP5167).


Colton

Colton (countable and uncountable, plural Coltons)

From Old English cola (“coal”) + tun (“settlement”).

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A civil parish and small village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD3186).

Marlingford and Colton
Marlingford and Colton#English

A village in Marlingford and Colton parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG1009).

A village and civil parish (served by Bolton Percy, Colton and Steeton parish council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5444).

A village and civil parish in Lichfield district, north of Rugeley, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0520).

A locality in Great Barton parish, West Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL8766).


Eastoft

From (village) Danish eski (“ash tree”) (from Old Norse aska) + toft (“homestead, hillock”).

North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE8016).


Ramsey

From Old English hramsa (“wild garlic”) + īeġ (“island”).

A village in Ramsey and Parkeston parish, Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM2130).

Ramsey and Parkeston
Ramsey and Parkeston#English


Anton

Antony, a village and civil parish in east Cornwall, England


Waverley

From Old English wǣfre (“restless, wavering”) + lēah (“meadow”), thus "the woodland clearing with swaying trees".

cog

Any of several placenames in several countries:

A community and civil parish with a community council in Rotherham borough, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4187).


Upton

en-proper noun

Upton (countable and uncountable, plural Uptons)

From Old English upp (“up”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Dinton with Ford and Upton
Dinton with Ford and Upton#English

A hamlet in Dinton with Ford and Upton parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP7711).

Hurstbourne Tarrant
Hurstbourne Tarrant#English

A hamlet in Hurstbourne Tarrant parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3655).

Nursling and Rownhams
Nursling and Rownhams#English

A settlement in Nursling and Rownhams parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3717).

Upton with Fishley
Upton with Fishley#English

A village in Upton with Fishley parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG3912).

Headon cum Upton
Headon cum Upton#English

A village in Headon cum Upton parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7476).

Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood#English

A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7354).

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU5186)

West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire#English

A hamlet in Burford parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP2412).

A village and civil parish (served by Upton and North Elmsall Parish Council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE4713).


Gresham

Gresham (countable and uncountable, plural Greshams)

From Old English græs (“grass”) + hām (“homestead”).

A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG167385).


Sheldon

From Old English scylf (“shelf”) + dūn (“hill”) or denu (“valley”).

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England, famous for the legend of the Sheldon duck (OS grid ref SK1768).

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST1208).


Wharton

Wharton (countable and uncountable, plural Whartons)

/ˈʍɔː(ɹ)tən/

Various possible origins:
* The villages in Cheshire and Herefordshire are named after the River Weaver, whose name derives from Old English wæfre (“wavering, winding”), + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
* The village in Lincolnshire is named with either Old English weard (“ward, guard”) or waroþ (“shore, warth”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
* The village in Cumbria is named with Old English hwearf (“wharf, embankment”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

der

A hamlet in Leominster parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5055).

A hamlet in Blyton parish, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8493).


Harrington

A village and ward in Workington civil parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NX9925).

A hamlet and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF3671).

North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire#English

A hamlet and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref SP7780).


Walpole

From Old English words for "wall" and "pool".

A village and civil parish (served by Cookley and Walpole Parish Council) in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM3674).


Winthrop

From wines (“friend's”) + þorp (“village”).

Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.

A community in Nottinghamshire, England.


Kimberley

English place name "wood or clearing of Kyneburga (a seventh century female saint)", from Old English cyne- (“royal”) + burh (“fortress”) + lēah (“leigh, clearing”).

A small village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0704).


Nash

en-proper noun

Nash (countable and uncountable, plural Nashes)

A locale in the United Kingdom: the names are derived from Middle English atten ash (“at the ash tree”).

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7834).

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A hamlet near Keston, borough of Bromley, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ4063).

Rodd, Nash and Little Brampton
Rodd, Nash and Little Brampton#English

A hamlet in Rodd, Nash and Little Brampton parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3062).

A hamlet in Ash parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2659).

A village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO6071).

A hamlet in East Coker parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST5313).


Longford

From Old English lang (“long”), definite form langa + ford.

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2137).

A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, next to Gloucester, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8320).

A small village in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London, formerly in Middlesex, on the north side of Heathrow Airport (OS grid ref TQ0576).


Appleton

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Appleton.wav

From Old English æppel and -tun; alternatively, apple + -ton.
The town in Newfoundland is named for sawmill owner Appleton Cleaves.

Place names in England, named for an apple enclosure.

A village in Appleton-with-Eaton parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire; originally in Berkshire (OS grid ref SP4401).


Hailey

Haileys (plural)
Hayley (alternative)
Haley (alternative)
Hailie (alternative)
Halie (alternative)
Haylie (alternative)
Haileigh (alternative)
Hayleigh (alternative)
Haylee (alternative)
Hailee (alternative)

From Old English hīeġ (“hay”) + lēah (“clearing”).

en:Hailey (given name)
en:Hailey (surname)

Synonym of Haileybury; A village in Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom.


Carey

Carey (countable and uncountable, plural Careys)

* As a German surname, Americanized from Gehrig, Gehring.
* As a Welsh surname, variant of Carew.
* As an English surname, from placenames derived from Proto-Brythonic *karɨd (“to love”).
* As an Irish surname, from mac Fhiachra (“descendant of Fiachra”), from préachán (“crow”).
* Also as an Irish surname, from the root of the name Kerry.

Little Dewchurch
Little Dewchurch#English

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A hamlet in Ballingham parish and Little Dewchurch parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5631).


Atterton

Atterton (countable and uncountable, plural Attertons)

Hinckley and Bosworth
Hinckley and Bosworth#English

A hamlet in Witherley parish, Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP3598).


Compton

From Old English Cumbtūn. Equivalent to combe (“valley”) + -ton (“town”).

Any of several placenames in England and the United States.

A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU5279).

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A hamlet in Marldon parish, South Hams district, Devon, the location of Compton Castle (OS grid ref SX8664).

Compton and Shawford
Compton and Shawford#English

A village in Compton and Shawford parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4625).

A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey (OS grid ref SU9547).


Lindsey

Lindsey (countable and uncountable, plural Lindseys)

From Old English Lindesege, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”) (as in Lincoln) + Old English ēġ (“island (of land)”).

A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9845).


Hayden

Originally a place name, from Old English heg (“hay”) + denu (“valley”). Alternatively, from Middle Dutch heiden (“heathen”).

A hamlet in Boddington parish and Staverton parish, Tewkesbury borough, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9023).


High Street

From Middle English Highestrete. More at high street.

St Stephen-in-Brannel
St Stephen-in-Brannel#English

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A hamlet in St Stephen-in-Brannel parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9653).

A hamlet in Hawkhurst parish, Tunbridge Wells borough, Kent, England, on a road of the same name (OS grid ref TQ7430).

A hamlet in Darsham parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM4170).


Boxford

A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4271).

A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9640).


Colby

Colby (countable and uncountable, plural Colbys)

From either the Old Norse personal name Koli or kol (“charcoal”) + býr (“settlement”).

A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY6620).

A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2231).


Leigh

From the nominative case of Old English lēah (“wood, meadow”), 'dweller by the wood or clearing'.

A village and civil parish in Dorset (OS grid ref ST6108).

The Leigh, a hamlet and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8626).

A village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ5446). Former spelling: Lyghe.

A village and civil parish in Mole Valley district, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ2246).

A village and civil parish in north Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU0692).

A small village and civil parish (served by Leigh and Bransford Parish Council) in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO7853).


Fitz

Fitz (countable and uncountable, plural Fitzs or Fitzes)


Hopedale

The name of the settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador was calqued from Hoffental, a compound derived in turn from German hoffen (“hope”) and Tal (“dale, valley”). The name was given by Moravian missionaries in 1782 and replaced native Eastern Canadian Inuktitut Agvituk. Compare Hebron, Nain, Ramah and Zoar.

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English

A hamlet in Alstonefield parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1255).


Arlington

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial

From the Old English personal name Ælfrēd + ing (“called after”) + tūn (“estate”), literally, “estate named after Alfred”.
Many of the place names in the United States derive from Arlington House, formerly the plantation of Robert E. Lee.

A village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6140).

A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ5407).

A village in Bibury parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP1006).


Bradshaw

From Old English brād + sceaga (“thicket”), equivalent to broad + shaw.

The name of some places in Northern England.

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7312).

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0830).

A hamlet in Longsdon parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9455).

A hamlet in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0514)


Snape

First attested in the late 18th century. Derived from various villages in England and southern Scotland sharing this name.

Snape with Thorp
Snape with Thorp#English

A village in Snape with Thorp parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE2684).

A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3958).


Arne

Arne (countable and uncountable, plural Arnes)

For the given name, a short form of Old Norse compound names beginning with arn- (“eagle”).

A hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, formerly in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9788).


Rayne

A village and civil parish in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7222).


Thurston

Tutton (alternative)
Thurstan (alternative)

A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9165).


Iver

A large village and civil parish (served by The Ivers Parish Council) in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in South Bucks district (OS grid ref TQ0381).


Keld

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A hamlet in Shap parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5514).

A hamlet in Muker parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NY8901).


Leck

A village and civil parish (served by Ireby with Leck Parish Council) in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6476).


Rowley

From Old English components ruh (rough, overgrown) + leah (wood, clearing)

A hamlet in Healeyfield parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ0847).

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9732).

Worthen with Shelve
Worthen with Shelve#English

A hamlet in Worthen with Shelve parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3006).


Gatwick

From Old English gāt (“goat”) and wīċ (“-wick”).

A hamlet in Westbury-on-Severn parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7313).

A hamlet in Shackleford parish, Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9145).


Rhodesia

Named after G. Preston Rhodes, chairman of a colliery company.

A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5680).


バドミントン

Badminton (a village in Gloucestershire, England)


Everton

Everton (countable and uncountable, plural Evertons)

From Old English eofor (“wild boar”) + tūn (“settlement”).

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2051).

A village in Hordle parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SZ2994).

A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6991).


Buckland

Buckland (countable and uncountable, plural Bucklands)

From Old English bōc (“book”) + land (“land”).

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district: the parish is unusually long and narrow (OS grid ref SP8812).

A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0836).

East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire#English

A village and civil parish (served by Buckland and Chipping Parish Council) in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL3533).

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU3497).

A village and civil parish in Mole Valley district, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ2250).


Abbeystead

From the Old French abeie or abbeie, meaning abbey, and the Old English stede, meaning place or site. Combined to mean "the site of the abbey" or "estate owned by the abbey".

City of Lancaster
City of Lancaster#English

A village in the City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5654).


Addington

Addington (countable and uncountable, plural Addingtons)

Probably from the Old English personal names Eadda or Æddi + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP742286).

A village in the borough of Croydon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3764).

Tonbridge and Malling
Tonbridge and Malling#English

A village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ639535).

A hamlet in Nether Kellet parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, divided into Higher Addington and Lower Addington (OS grid ref SD5268).


Adlington

Adlington (countable and uncountable, plural Adlingtons)

Adlingtons (plural)
Hadlington (alternative)

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

A village and civil parish in Cheshire East borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9180).


Aighton

From Old English āc and -tun, meaning "oak-tree town".


Goosnargh

From Old Irish Gosan or Gusan (“a given name”) and Old Norse erg (“hill-pasture”).

A village and civil parish in Preston district, Lancashire, England; most of the village is in Whittingham parish (OS grid ref SD5536).


Myerscough

From Old Norse mýrr and skógr, meaning "boggy wood".

Myerscough and Bilsborrow
Myerscough and Bilsborrow#English

A hamlet in Myerscough and Bilsborrow parish, Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4939).


Catterall

Catterall (countable and uncountable, plural Catteralls)

Unknown. Possibly from Old English halh (“water meadow”) with given name Cater. Possibly from Old Norse kattarhali (“cat's tail”).

A village and civil parish in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4942).


Ainsworth

Ainsworth (countable and uncountable, plural Ainsworths)

From Old English Ægen + -es and worþ or worð, meaning "Aegen's enclosure".

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7610).


Aintree

From Old Norse einn and tré, meaning "a single tree".

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England; the home of the Grand National. (OS grid ref SJ3798).


Aldcliffe

Probably from Old English eald (“old”) and clif (“cliff”), meaning "the high land long occupied". Possibly from the Old English personal name Alda, but this is unlikely. Coates (2000) rejects the proposed specifics and suggests a Proto-Brythonic/Cumbric equivalent of Welsh allt (“cliff”).

a hamlet near Lancaster in Lancashire, England.


Aldingham

From Old English Alda + ham (“home”), probably translating as "home of Alda's people."

A coastal village and civil parish in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD2871).


Allithwaite

From Old Norse Eilífr and þveit, meaning "Eilif's clearing".

Allithwaite and Cartmel
Allithwaite and Cartmel#English

A village in Allithwaite and Cartmel parish, Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England. Formerly in Lancashire and then South Lakeland district until 2023 (OS grid ref SD3876).


Alston

From Old English Ælfes (given name with possessive) tun, translating as "Ælf's town".

A hamlet in All Saints parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST3002).

A village in Lancashire (no longer recorded as a place).


Altham

From Old English ælfet + hamm, meaning "water meadow where swans are found".

A village in Hyndburn borough, Lancashire, England.


Anderton

From Old English Eanred + tun, meaning "Eanred's town".

Anderton with Marbury
Anderton with Marbury#English

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A village in Anderton with Marbury parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6475).

A settlement in Millbrook parish, eastern Cornwall (OS grid ref SX4252).

A suburban village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6013).


Angerton

From Old English angr (“bay”) + tun (“town”). The first element is related to Proto-Germanic *angijō (“meadow, lowland”).

der

Holme East Waver
Holme East Waver#English

A village in Kirkbride parish and Holme East Waver parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY2257).

A hamlet in Broughton West parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD2184).


Appley

en-proper noun

Appley (countable and uncountable, plural Appleys)

Appleys (plural)
Apley (alternative)
Eppley (alternative)

From Old English æppel and leah, meaning "apple-tree clearing". Equivalent to apple + -ley (“lea”).

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A hamlet in Stawley parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST0721).


Arnside

From Old Norse Arni (given name) and sætr (mountain pasture).

A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD4578).


Aspull

From Old English æspe + hyll, meaning "aspen hill".

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6108).


Astley

Astley (countable and uncountable, plural Astleys)

From Old English ēast + lēah, meaning “east meadow” or “east clearing”. Equivalent to east + -ley (“lea”).

A village in Wigan borough, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7000).

A village, known as Astley Village, in Chorley, Lancashire.

A small village and civil parish north of Shrewsbury, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ5218).

North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire#English

A small village and civil parish in North Warwickshire borough, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP3189).

Astley and Dunley
Astley and Dunley#English

A small village in Astley and Dunley parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO7867).


Aughton

Aughton (countable and uncountable, plural Aughtons)

From Old English āc (“oak”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”); compare the doublet Acton.

A village in Ellerton parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7038).

A village and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3905).

A hamlet in Halton-with-Aughton parish, City of Lancaster district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD5567).

Aston cum Aughton
Aston cum Aughton#English

A village in Aston cum Aughton parish, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4586).

Collingbourne Kingston
Collingbourne Kingston#English

A hamlet in Collingbourne Kingston parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2356).


Ayside

Unknown. May be from Old Norse á (“river”) and Old English heafod (“headland”) or sætr (“summer pasture”). Also appears to have been influenced by Old English sīde.

A hamlet in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England.


Calder

A hamlet in Ponsonby parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref SY0303).


Leighton

Various place names in England, Old English leac (“leek”) + tun (“settlement”), also in the sense of a herb garden.

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A hamlet in Healey parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district (OS grid ref SE1679).

Leighton and Eaton Constantine
Leighton and Eaton Constantine#English

A village in Leighton and Eaton Constantine parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6105).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Lea-Lei#Lea-Lei

A hamlet in Wanstrow parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7043).


Clapham

A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0253).

A small village in Kenn parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8987).

Clapham cum Newby
Clapham cum Newby#English

A village in Clapham cum Newby parish, Craven district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SD7469).

A village and civil parish in Arun district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ0906).


Buxton

Buxton (countable and uncountable, plural Buxtons)

Buxtons (plural)
Buckstone (alternative)

Two main origins:
* The town in Derbyshire derives from Old English būgan (“to bend, bow”) + stān (“stone”).
* The village in Norfolk derives from an unattested Old English personal name *Bucc + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Buxton with Lamas
Buxton with Lamas#English

A village in Buxton with Lamas parish, Broadland district, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TG2322).


Nibley

Nibley (countable and uncountable, plural Nibleys)

From Old English hnybbe (“peak, top, summit”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

der

South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire#English

A village in Westerleigh parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST693822).


Westbrook

From the Old English words for "west brook".

A hamlet in Boxford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4271).

A hamlet in Clifford parish, western Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO2843).

A hamlet in Bromham parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9565).


Hornsby

From places in England, from genitive singular of the Old Norse given name Ormr (“serpent”) + býr (“settlement”).

A hamlet in Cumwhitton parish, Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY5150).


Horden

A large village in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4441).


Barlow

From Old English bere (“barley”) + hlǣw (“hill”) or lēah (“wood, clearing”).

North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire#English

The name of villages in north-eastern England:

A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3474).

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6428).

A small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ1560).


Ogden

Places in England, from Old English āc (“oak”) + denu (“valley”).

A hamlet in Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0630).


Badger

From Old English *Bæcg (“a personal name”) + ofer (“hill spur”).
The name of the town in Newfoundland likely derives from the surname of one of its first inhabitants.


Earle

A hamlet and large civil parish (without a council) in northern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NT9826).


Cotton

From Old English cottūn (“cottage farmstead”), from cot (“cottage”) + tūn (“homestead”).

The name of several settlements around the world

A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0645).

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English


Deane

* As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Mac an Deagánaigh (“son of the Deacon”), see Deacon.
* As an English surname, variant of Dean.

Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane#English

A small village and civil parish (served by Oakley and Deane Parish Council) in Basingstoke and Deane borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5450).


Cropper

Osleston and Thurvaston
Osleston and Thurvaston#English

South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire#English

A hamlet in Osleston and Thurvaston parish, South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2335).


Bentham

From Old English *beonot (“bent grass”) + hām (“homestead, village”).

A village in Badgeworth civil parish, Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9116).


Vogue

From Cornish Fog, blowing house or smelting furnace.

A hamlet in St Day parish, east of Redruth, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7242).


Ewen

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Em-Ez#Ew

A village in Kemble and Ewen parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SU0097).


Winterbourne

From Old English Winterburna < winter + burna (“stream”), 'the stream that flows in winter'.

A small village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4572).

A large village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6580).

Boughton under Blean
Boughton under Blean#English

A hamlet in Boughton under Blean parish, Swale district, Kent (OS grid ref TR0657).


Glyndebourne

A hamlet in Lewes district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ4510).


Deighton

en-proper noun

Deighton (countable and uncountable, plural Deightons)

From Old English dīċ (“ditch, trench, moat”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”); compare the doublet Ditton.

A small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ3801).

A small village and civil parish in City of York district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE6244).


Ridge

Ridge (countable and uncountable, plural Ridges)

From ridge. Originating from Middle English.

A village in Hertsmere district, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.


East End

A hamlet in Weedon parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8118).


Sarre

A village and civil parish (served by St Nicholas at Wade and Sarre Parish Council) in Thanet district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2565).


Mere

# For the places in England: from Old English mere (“lake, pond”).
# For the place in Belgium: from Middle Dutch mēre, from Old Dutch meri (“lake, sea”).

A village and civil parish in northern Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7381).


Royston

From a place name in Hertfordshire, from the medieval given name Royce + Old English tūn (“settlement”).

A large village in Barnsley borough, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3611).


Church

A village in Hyndburn borough, near Accrington, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7429).


Milford

Milford (countable and uncountable, plural Milfords)

A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A village in Belper parish, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3545).

A hamlet in Hartland parish, Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS2322).

A hamlet in Little Ness parish, near Baschurch, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4121).

A village in Berkswich parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9721).

A village in Witley parish, Waverley borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9442).

A suburban settlement in Laverstock parish and Salisbury parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1529).


Lound

A hamlet in Toft with (or cum) Lound and Manthorpe parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0618).

A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6986).

A small village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM5099).


Hebron

Borrowed from Latin Hebrōn, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew חֶבְרוֹן (Ḥeḇrōn), possibly via Ancient Greek Χεβρών (Khebrṓn).

A small village and civil parish north of Morpeth, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1989).


Hele

A number of places in the West Country of England:

A hamlet in Bude-Stratton parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SS2104).

A small village in Bradninch parish, Mid Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS9902)

A small village in Ilfracombe parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5347)

A hamlet in Ashburton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (SX7470).

St Giles on the Heath
St Giles on the Heath#English

A hamlet in St Giles on the Heath parish, Torridge district, Devon, on the border with Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3391).

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A hamlet in Bradford-on-Tone parish, Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST1824).


Stansfield

From Old English stan (“stone”) + feld (“field”).

en:Stansfield (disambiguation)
en:Stansfield (surname)

Stansfeld (alternative)
Stanfield (alternative)
Stanphill (alternative)
Standfield (alternative)

A small village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grrid ref TL7852).


Malton

Malton (countable and uncountable, plural Maltons)

Probably from Old English mæþel (“speech”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), hence a settlement where a public assembly was held.

A hamlet in Lanchester parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1846).


Croft

* As an English surname, from the noun croft (“small piece of land”).
* Also as an English surname, variant of Craft.
* As a Danish, Swedish, German and Jewish surname, Americanized from Kraft.
* The place in Leicestershire is from Old English cræft (“device”).
Also compare Kroft.

A village and civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6393).

A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5195).

A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF5061).


Shore

* As an English surname, from the noun shore.
* As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Schorr, Szor, Schauer.

A hamlet near Cornholme in Todmorden parish, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SD9126).


Marsh

Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh#English

A hamlet in Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh parish, Buckinghamshire, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SP8109).

A small village in Yarcombe parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST2510).


Greenfield

Greenfield (countable and uncountable, plural Greenfields)

Flitton and Greenfield
Flitton and Greenfield#English

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A village in Flitton and Greenfield parish, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0534).

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A village in Saddleworth parish, Oldham borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9904).

South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire#English

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Gree-Gz#Green

A hamlet in Watlington parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU7191).


Slade

Slade (countable and uncountable, plural Slades)

A hamlet in Sheldon parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST1108).

A hamlet in Otterden parish, Maidstone district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9354).


Crick

A village and civil parish in Daventry district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP5872).


Aston

Aston (countable and uncountable, plural Astons)

From Old English ēast (“east”) and tūn (“town, village”). Doublet of Easton.

A hamlet in Remenham parish, Wokingham borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU7884).

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A small village (Aston-by-Sutton) and civil parish (without a council) in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5578).

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

A hamlet in Sudbury parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1631).

A village and civil parish in High Peak district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1883).

A hamlet in Kingsland parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4662).

East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL2722).

Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney#English

West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire#English

A village in Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3402).

A hamlet in Claverley parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO8093).

A small village in Wem Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ5328).

Telford and Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin#English

A hamlet in Wrockwardine parish, Telford and Wrekin district, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6109).

Aston cum Aughton
Aston cum Aughton#English

A village in Aston cum Aughton parish, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4685).

A village in Maer parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ7541).

A hamlet in Seighford parish, Stafford district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8923).


Crean

A hamlet in Cornwall, England, not far from Land's End (OS grid ref SW3924).


Stamford Bridge

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7155).


Highbury

A settlement in Coleford parish, Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6849).


Hanford

Hanford (countable and uncountable, plural Hanfords)

Hanfords (plural)
Handford (alternative)

From Welsh hen ("old") and ford ("a way"): the old way (Source: William Arthur 1857).

A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST8411).


Cholmondeley

Cholmondeley (countable and uncountable, plural Cholmondeleys)

Cholmondeleys (plural)
Chambley (alternative)
Chamlee (alternative)
Chumbley (alternative)
Chumley (alternative)

From Middle English Calmundelai (in the Domesday Book), from Old English Ċēolmunde (“Ceolmund's”) + lēah (“wood; clearing”). Doublet of Chulmleigh. Cf. also Cholmondeston.


Langdon

A hamlet in Werrington parish, next to Langdon Cross, north of Launceston, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX3089).


Morley

en-prop

Morley (countable and uncountable, plural Morleys)

From Old English mor (“moor”) + leah (“wood”). Equivalent to moor + -ley (“lea”).

(uncountable) Any of various places in England:

A hamlet in Wilmslow parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ8282).

A village and civil parish in Erewash district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3943).

Evenwood and Barony
Evenwood and Barony#English

A small village in Evenwood and Barony parish, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ1227).


Chesterfield

A hamlet in Wall parish, Lichfield district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1005)


Sutton

en-proper noun

Sutton (countable and uncountable, plural Suttons)

From Old English suþ (“south”) + tun (“town”).

A number of places in England, including:

A small village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL2247).

East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire#English

A village and civil parish, also known as Sutton-in-the-Isle, in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL4479).

A village and civil parish (served by Sutton by Dover Parish Council) in Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR3349).

A village and civil parish (served by Sutton and Barlavington Parish Council) in Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref SU9715).


Londonderry

From London + Derry, its name until the early 17th century when by decree of a charter granted by James I to a group of London merchants the current name was imposed.

County Londonderry
Londonderry (disambiguation)

Exelby, Leeming and Londonderry
Exelby, Leeming and Londonderry#English

A village in Exelby, Leeming and Londonderry parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE3087).


Rising Sun

A hamlet in Calstock parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX3970).


Blackwell

Blackwell (countable and uncountable, plural Blackwells)

St Cuthbert Without
St Cuthbert Without#English

A village in St Cuthbert Without parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, previously in Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY4053).

A village and civil parish in Bolsover district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4358).

Blackwell in the Peak
Blackwell in the Peak#English

A village in Blackwell in the Peak parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1272).

Lickey and Blackwell
Lickey and Blackwell#English

A village in Lickey and Blackwell civil parish, Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO9972).


Fenwick

Fenwick (countable and uncountable, plural Fenwicks)

From Old English fenn (“fen, marsh”) + wīc (“abode, dwelling-place”).

A small village in Kyloe parish, north Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0640).

A village in Doncaster district, South Yorkshire, England.


Digby

Digby (countable and uncountable, plural Digbies)

From Old English dīc (“dyke”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”).
The town in Nova Scotia is named after admiral Robert Digby (1732 - 1815).

A village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0854).


Bowden

* As an English surname, from several places in England, derived from Old English boga (“bow”) + dun (“hill”).
* Also as an English surname, from Old English būfan dun (“above the hill”).
* As a Scottish surname, from the place in Roxburghshire from Old English bōthl (“dwelling house”) + denu (“valley”).
* As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Buadáin (literally “descendant of Buadán”).
* Also as an English surname, variant of Bawden.

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Bou-Boz#Bow

A hamlet in Stoke Fleming parish, South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8448).

A hamlet in Kington Magna parish, Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST7723).


Кингстон

ru-proper noun+

Ки́нгстон • (Kíngston) m inan (genitive Ки́нгстона)

Ки́нгстон (canonical)
Kíngston (romanization)
Ки́нгстона (genitive)
Ки́нгстон (nominative singular)
Ки́нгстона (genitive singular)
Ки́нгстону (dative singular)
Ки́нгстон (accusative singular)
Ки́нгстоном (instrumental singular)
Ки́нгстоне (prepositional singular)

Kingston (a large number of villages in England)


Marton

Lindal and Marton
Lindal and Marton#English

A village in Lindal and Marton parish, Barrow-in-Furness borough, Cumbria (OS grid ref SD2477).

Burton Constable
Burton Constable#English

A hamlet in Burton Constable parish, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref TA1739).

A locality in Bridlington parish, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref TA2069).

A village and civil parish in Rugby district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP4068).


Dore

* As an English surname, from the noun dore (“kind of bumblebee”).
* Also as an English surname, from the placename Dorr in Derbyshire or Herefordshire; see Dorr. Sometimes influenced or directly from the noun door.
* As an Irish surname, from Ó Doghair (“descendant of Doghar”), a byname meaning "sadness" (compare dubhghràdh, from dubh + gràdh).
* As a French surname, from Old French doré (“golden”). Compare Dorais.
* As a Hungarian surname, from the adjective dőre (“stupid, useless”).

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3181).


Caldwell

en-prop

Caldwell (countable and uncountable, plural Caldwells)

Caldwells (plural)
Caudwell (alternative)
Cauldwell (alternative)

From Old English cald (“cold”) + wielle (“well, spring”).

South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire#English

A small village in Cauldwell parish, South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2517).

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ1613).


Barking

Compare older names such as Medieval Latin Berchingae (from the Domesday Book) and Latin Berecingum.

A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0753).


Brill

* As an English surname, from Brill in Buckinghamshire, said to be from Proto-Brythonic *breɣ (“hill”) + Old English hyll (“hill”).
* As a Dutch and north German surname, from Middle Low German brul (“low wetland”). Compare the variant Bruehl.
* Also as a German surname, from the noun Brille (“eyeglasses”).
* As a Jewish surname, from a Hebrew acronym of בן רבי (ben rabi, “son of rabbi”) followed by a Yiddish personal name, such as "Ben Rabbi Yehuda Levi".

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP6514).

A hamlet in Constantine parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7229).


Field

East Staffordshire
East Staffordshire#English

A hamlet in Leigh parish, East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0233).


Christchurch

Christ Church, Oxford
Christchurch
University of Oxford

From Christ + church.
* (English town): The English town's name is from the name of a priory established in 1094.
* (New Zealand city): The New Zealand city's name is from Christ Church, Oxford, an Oxford University college, chosen by an alumnus of the University.

A village and civil parish in Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England, on the border with Norfolk (OS grid ref TL4996).

A settlement next to Berry Hill, West Dean parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO5712).


Halland

A village in Wealden district, East Sussex, England.


Leire

A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5290).


Townshend

A small village in Crowan parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW5932).


Hepburn

From Old English hēa, definite form of hēah (“high”) + byrġen (“tumulus”).
The romanization system is named after its inventor, James Curtis Hepburn.

A hamlet in Chillingham parish, northern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0624).


Banks

en-proper noun

Banks (countable and uncountable, plural Bankses)

A small village in Burtholme parish, Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY5664).

A large village in North Meols parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3920).


Radcliffe

A hamlet (formerly a colliery village, now demolished) in Amble parish and Hauxley parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU2602).


Skeffington

Skeffington (countable and uncountable, plural Skeffingtons)

Skeffingtons (plural)
Skeavington (alternative)

From the Old English personal name *Sċeaft, a byname from sċeaft (“shaft”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish of Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK739025).


Edington

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST3839).

A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9253).


Langley

Langley (countable and uncountable, plural Langleys)

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

A large village in Slough borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref TQ0179).

A village in Sutton parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ9471).

A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex (OS grid ref TL4434).

A village in Fawley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4401).

North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire#English

A hamlet and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2122).

A village and civil parish in Maidstone district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ8051).

A small village in Haydon parish, southern Northumberland, also known as Langley-on-Tyne (OS grid ref NY8261).

West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire#English

A hamlet in Leafield parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3015).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: La-Laz#Lang–Lanz

A hamlet in Wiveliscombe parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST0828).

A village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP1962).

A hamlet in Rogate parish, Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref SU8029).


Euston

A village and civil parish (without a council) in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL8979).


Newmarket

The cloak and card game are named after the English town.

North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire#English

A hamlet in Clay Cross parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3863).

A hamlet in Nailsworth parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST8399).


Knapp

* As a German surname, from the noun Knabe (“boy, young unmarried man”). This is also found as the variant Knap.
* As an English surname related to the above, from the noun knave, similar to Nave.
* Also as an English surname, from Middle English knappe (“hillock”), from Old English cnæpp (“summit”), probably from the same source as Icelandic hnappur (“button”).
* As a Jewish surname, from the German adjective knapp (“scarce, tight”).

A hamlet in Ampfield parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4023).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Kip-Kz#Kn

A hamlet in North Curry parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3025).

A hamlet in Broad Chalke parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0225).


Hendra

* In Queensland, the virus was named after the suburb of Hendra in Brisbane, Australia, where some of the first cases were reported. The name may have originated in Cornwall.

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Hen-Hh#Hen

A number of places in Cornwall, England, including:

A settlement in St Dennis parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW9557).


Weldon

North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Corby borough (OS grid ref SP9289).

A hamlet in Brinkburn parish, Northumberland, England, also known as Weldon Bridge (OS grid ref NZ1398).


Marley

Marlee (alternative)
Marleigh (alternative)
Marly (alternative)

From several different places in England, from Old English mære (“boundary”) or myrig (“pleasant”) or mearþ (“marten”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”). In the first case, equivalent to mere (“boundary”) + -ley (“lea”).

A hamlet in Kingston parish, Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1850).


Cosby

Cosby (countable and uncountable, plural Cosbys)

From the Old English personal name *Cossa + Old Norse býr (“farm; settlement”).

A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5495).


Crosby

Crosbie (alternative)
Crossby (alternative)
Corsby (alternative)

From Old Norse kross (“cross”) + býr (“settlement”).

A village in Crosscanonby parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY0738).


Cavendish

Cavendish (countable and uncountable, plural Cavendishes)

* (English village): "Cāfna's enclosure", from Old English personal name *Cāfna + edisċ (“pasture”); recorded as Kauanadisc in 1086 (DB).
* (in Vermont): Likely named after William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire.
* (banana): Named after William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire.

named-after

A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL8046).


Well

Most, if not all, of the placenames are derived from the noun well.

A small village in Long Sutton parish, Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7646).

A small village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4473).

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE2681).


Ide

From the medieval male (and less often female) given name Ida.

A village in Devon, England, named after Saint Ida.


Salford

en-proper noun

Salford (countable and uncountable, plural Salfords)

Salfords (plural)
Sawford (alternative surname)

From Old English sealh (“willow, sallow”) + ford (“ford”).

City of Salford
Salford (disambiguation)

A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2828).


Bury

Bury (countable and uncountable, plural Burys)

The place name means "fort," from Old English burg. Doublet of borough, Brough, and burgh.

Bury
Bury (surname)
Bury, Greater Manchester

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2883).

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A hamlet in Brompton Regis parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref SS9427).

A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ0113).


Liss

A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7727).


Welwyn

A village and civil parish in Welwyn Hatfield borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2316).


Upholland

A village and civil parish (spelt Up Holland) in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5205).


Бриджтаун

ru-proper noun+

Бри́джтаун or Бриджта́ун • (Brídžtaun or Bridžtáun) m inan (genitive Бри́джтауна or Бриджта́уна, nominative plural Бри́джтауны or Бриджта́уны, genitive plural Бри́джтаунов or Бриджта́унов)

Бри́джтаун (canonical)
Бриджта́ун (canonical)
Brídžtaun (romanization)
Bridžtáun (romanization)
Бри́джтауна (genitive)
Бриджта́уна (genitive)
Бри́джтауны (nominative plural)
Бриджта́уны (nominative plural)
Бри́джтаунов (genitive plural)
Бриджта́унов (genitive plural)
Бри́джтаун (nominative singular)
Бриджта́ун (nominative singular)
Бри́джтауны (nominative plural)
Бриджта́уны (nominative plural)
Бри́джтауна (genitive singular)
Бриджта́уна (genitive singular)
Бри́джтаунов (genitive plural)
Бриджта́унов (genitive plural)
Бри́джтауну (dative singular)
Бриджта́уну (dative singular)
Бри́джтаунам (dative plural)
Бриджта́унам (dative plural)
Бри́джтаун (accusative singular)
Бриджта́ун (accusative singular)
Бри́джтауны (accusative plural)
Бриджта́уны (accusative plural)
Бри́джтауном (instrumental singular)
Бриджта́уном (instrumental singular)
Бри́джтаунами (instrumental plural)
Бриджта́унами (instrumental plural)
Бри́джтауне (prepositional singular)
Бриджта́уне (prepositional singular)
Бри́джтаунах (plural prepositional)
Бриджта́унах (plural prepositional)

ru:Бриджтаун

Bridgetown (a village in Devon, England)

Bridgetown (a village in Somerset, England)


Howell

en-proper noun

Howell (countable and uncountable, plural Howells)

From Welsh Hywel. Doublet of Huell and Powell.

Asgarby and Howell
Asgarby and Howell#English

A hamlet in Asgarby and Howell parish, north of Heckington, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1346).


Lynch

Lynch (countable and uncountable, plural Lynchs or Lynches)

* As an Irish surname, from Ó Loingsigh (“descendant of Loingseach”), from long (“ship”).
* Also as an Irish surname of Anglo-Norman origin, from De Línse, Gaelicized from Norman/French de Lench, from Lench in Worchestershire, from Old English hlinc (“hill”).

A hamlet in Berkeley parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6799).

Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane#English

A hamlet in Overton parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5049).

A hamlet in Selworthy parish, Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref SS9047; West Lynch and East Lynch also appear on OS maps).


Hamble

Ellipsis of Hamble-le-Rice: a village and civil parish in Eastleigh borough, Hampshire, England.


Kirkland

Kirkland (countable and uncountable, plural Kirklands)

A village in Lamplugh parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NY0717).

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A hamlet in Culgaith parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6432).


Cowling

Cowling (countable and uncountable, plural Cowlings)

Variant of Colling, a personal name which denoted an early owner of the properties.

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD969429).

Burrill with Cowling
Burrill with Cowling#English

A village in Burrill with Cowling parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE236876).


Gilson

North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire#English

A hamlet in Coleshill parish, North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP1890).


Boycott

From Middle English Boicote, probably from Old English Bōia cot (“Bōia's cottage”).
The first element was a common Germanic name of obscure meaning, with parallels in Old Norse and Franconian dialects. Some proposed connections include bugan (“bent”), buan (“live”), or the root of modern bully.

A hamlet in Stowe parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP6636).


Fitzwilliam

A village in Hemsworth parish, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4115).


Roby

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4390).


Hobson

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert + -son.

A village south of Burnopfield, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ 1755).


Diggle

(surname): From a medieval diminutive of Dick.
: (place name): From Old English degle, ("valley").

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A village in Saddleworth parish, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SE0007).


Hickling

Hickling (countable and uncountable, plural Hicklings)

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

A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG4123).

A village in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6929).


Hixon

A village and civil parish in Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0025).


Rixon

Sturminster Newton
Sturminster Newton#English

A suburban settlement in Sturminster Newton parish, Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST7914).


Drayton

Drayton (countable and uncountable, plural Draytons)

From Middle English Drayton, from Old English Drægtūn (literally “town where logs are dragged”), from draġan (“to draw, drag”) + tūn (“enclosure, town”). Alternatively from Proto-Brythonic *treβ (“town, settlement”) + Old English tūn.

der

Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:

A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP830922).

A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG185135).

A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4241).

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

A village and civil parish near Abingdon, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire.

A village and civil parish in South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST404248).

Chaddesley Corbett
Chaddesley Corbett#English

A hamlet in Chaddesley Corbett parish, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO906760).


Townsend

en-proper noun

Townsend (countable and uncountable, plural Townsends)

Townsends (plural)
Townshend (alternative)
Townhend (alternative)
Townend (alternative)

From town + -s- + end. From Middle English toun (“hamlet, village”) + ende (“end”).

A hamlet in Baughurst parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5658).

A hamlet in Priddy parish, Mendip district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST5251).

A hamlet in Poulshot parish, south-west of Devizes, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9659).


Hodson

Hodson (countable and uncountable, plural Hodsons)

From Hodge + -son, from the given name Roger.

A hamlet in Chiseldon parish, Swindon borough, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1780).


Rudge

Rudge (countable and uncountable, plural Rudges)

From dialectal Middle English rugge (“ridge”), or from the place name Rudge in Shropshire. Also from the given name Roger, and a nickname from Old French rouge (“red”).

A hamlet and civil parish (served by Worfield and Rudge Parish Council) in south-east Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SP8197).

A hamlet in Beckington parish, Mendip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST8251).

A locality in Froxfield parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2769).


Blyton

Blyton (countable and uncountable, plural Blytons)

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

der

A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8594).


Ashby

From Old English æsċ (“ashtree”) + Old Norse býr (“farm, town”).

Ashbee (alternative)
Ashbey (alternative)

Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet#English

A locality and former civil parish, now in Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM4899).


Water

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A hamlet in Manaton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7580).

A hamlet on the B6238 Burnley Road in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8425).


Singleton

en-prop

Singleton (countable and uncountable, plural Singletons)

From Old English sċingul (“shingle”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish in Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3838).

A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU8713).


Rudyard

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English

A lakeside village in Horton parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9558).


Roche

(Cornish village) Recorded as La Roche 1233; from Anglo-Norman roche (“rock”).

A village and civil parish in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9860).


Packwood

en-proper noun

Packwood (countable and uncountable, plural Packwoods)

From the Old English personal name Paca + wudu (“wood”).

A village in Warwick district, Warwickshire, England.


Caxton

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3058).


Penrose

From Cornish penn (“head”) + ros (“moor, heathland”).

A small village in St Ervan parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8770).


Joppa

A small settlement in Hayle parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW5636).


Eddington

Eddington (countable and uncountable, plural Eddingtons)

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

A village in Hungerford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SU3469).

A suburban village next to Herne Bay, Canterbury district, Kent, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TR1767).


Eastwood

A small hamlet in Todmorden parish, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD9625).


Boxgrove

A village and civil parish of West Sussex, England.


Fordham

From Old English ford + either hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“promontory”).

East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire#English

A village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL6370).

A village and civil parish in Colchester borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL9228).

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

A hamlet and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL6199).


Wye

From Brythonic; compare Welsh Gwy. Lye and Bosworth instead suggest Old English wæg (“wave”).

Wye with Hinxhill
Wye with Hinxhill#English

A village in Wye with Hinxhill parish, Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0546).


Castletown

Shocklach Oviatt and District
Shocklach Oviatt and District#English

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A hamlet in Shocklach Oviatt and District parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4351).

A small village in Portland parish, Dorset, next to Portland Castle (OS grid ref SY6874).


Halford

Halford (countable and uncountable, plural Halfords)

From Old English healh (“nook, corner; recess”) + ford (“ford”).

der

A hamlet in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO435833).

A village and civil parish in Stratford-upon-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2545).


Orwell

From Middle English Orewelle (attested in Chaucer).

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3650).


Booth

A hamlet north of Luddenden, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0427).


Lowe

* As an English and Scottish surname, spelling variant of Low.
* As a German surname, spelling variant of Löwe, Loewe.
* As a Jewish surname/Yiddish surname, from German Löwe (“lion”).
* Also as a Jewish surname, Germanized from Levy.
* As a French-derived surname, from Old French lou (“wolf”).
* As a Norse-derived surname, from Old Norse lágr (“low”) (as in "short").
* As a native English-derived surname, from Old English hlāw (“hill”) (a burial ground in this case).
* Also a petname (clipping) of Laurence/Lawrence.

A hamlet in Wem Rural parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5030).


Stone

en-prop

Stone (countable and uncountable, plural Stones)

Stone with Bishopstone and Hartwell#English

A village in Stone with Bishopstone and Hartwell parish, Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7811).

A village in Ham and Stone parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6895).

A village and civil parish in Dartford borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ5774).

A hamlet in Maltby parish, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK5589).

A village and civil parish in Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8575).


Walton

Variously from Old English weall (“wall”) or wealh (“Celt, Welshman”) + tūn (“settlement”)

Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.

A number of places in England, including:

A hamlet in Eccleshall parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8527).

A village and civil parish in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3517).


Sewell

Sewall (alternative)
Suell (alternative)

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A hamlet in Houghton Regis parish, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9922).


Sheen

From Old English Sceon (“shelter, shed”), from Proto-Germanic *skūrō.

A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England, on the border with Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1161).


Shipley

From Old English scēap (“sheep”) + lēah (“meadow, field, pasture”), thus a field for grazing sheep; equivalent to sheep + -ley. Compare Gateley (literally “goat lea”).

A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4444).

A hamlet in Eglingham parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1416).

A hamlet in Claverley parish, south-east Shropshire (OS grid ref SO8095).

A village and civil parish in Horsham district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ1421).


Shelton

From Old English scylfe (“deck, shelf”) + tun (“town”). Doublet of Skelton.

Dean and Shelton
Dean and Shelton#English

A village in Dean and Shelton parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0368).

Shelton and Hardwick
Shelton and Hardwick#English

A small village in Shelton and Hardwick parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM2291).

A small village and civil parish in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7844).