Naughton

Naughton (countable and uncountable, plural Naughtons)


Bushnell

en-proper noun

Bushnell (countable and uncountable, plural Bushnells)

A village in Kimball County, Nebraska, United States.


Greenway

Greenway (countable and uncountable, plural Greenways)

A community of North Middlesex, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A hamlet in Dymock parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7033).

A hamlet in Rock parish, Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7470).

A hamlet in Puncheston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0630).


Daggett

Menominee County
Menominee County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A township and village therein in Menominee County, Michigan.


Lewin

Lewin (countable and uncountable, plural Lewins)

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship#English

A village in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.

Łódź Voivodeship
Łódź Voivodeship#English

A village in the Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.


Brotherton

en-prop

Brotherton (countable and uncountable, plural Brothertons)

From Old English brōþor (“brother”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). Compare Bretherton.

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE4825).


Harriman

A village in Orange County, New York, United States.


Dyke

en-proper noun

Dyke (countable and uncountable, plural Dykes)

* As an English surname, from the noun dyke.
* As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Dijk (also compare Dyck).


Haworth

Haworth (countable and uncountable, plural Haworths)

From Old English haga (“enclosure, yard; hedge”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

der

Haworth and Stanbury
Haworth and Stanbury#English

A village in Haworth and Stanbury parish, in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0337).


Elwood

en-prop

Elwood (countable and uncountable, plural Elwoods)

From the Middle English personal name Elwald, Elwold, Alwold, which is composed of the Old English elements ælf (“elf”) and weald (“rule”).

(uncountable) A placename, from the surname:

A number of places in the United States:

A village, the county seat of Gosper County, Nebraska.


Woodford

en-proper noun

Woodford (countable and uncountable, plural Woodfords)

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + ford (“ford”).

A hamlet in northeastern Cornwall (OS grid ref SS2113).

A community near Stone, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6995).

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A village in Stockport borough, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ8982).

East Northamptonshire
East Northamptonshire#English

A village in East Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref SP9677).

A hamlet in West Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST0638).

A village in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales.

A community of Meaford, Ontario, Canada.


Coston

Coston (countable and uncountable, plural Costons)

A hamlet in Garthorpe parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK8422).

A hamlet in Brandon Parva, Coston, Runhall and Welborne parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0606).


Harrod

Harrod (countable and uncountable, plural Harrods)

A village in Allen County, Ohio, United States.


Burford

Burford (countable and uncountable, plural Burfords)

A rural community in Brant County, Ontario, Canada.


Gasper

Gasper (countable and uncountable, plural Gaspers)

Stourton with Gasper
Stourton with Gasper#English

A hamlet in Stourton with Gasper parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST7632).


Racine

Racine (countable and uncountable, plural Racines)

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

A village in Meigs County, Ohio, United States.


Whiteley

Whiteley (countable and uncountable, plural Whiteleys)

A community and civil parish with a town council in Winchester district and Fareham borough, Hampshire, England; the civil parish is in Winchester district only (OS grid ref SU5209).


Cockerham

Cockerham (countable and uncountable, plural Cockerhams)

From the name of the River Cocker + Old English hām (“homestead”).

A village and civil parish in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4651).


Dull

Possibly from Pictish [Term?], cognate with Proto-Brythonic *dol (“meadow”).

Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross#English

A village in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland.


Ewell

Ewell (countable and uncountable, plural Ewells)

From Old English ēa (“river”) + well (“spring, source”).

A large suburban village in Epsom and Ewell borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2262).


Whitford

Whitford (countable and uncountable, plural Whitfords)

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + ford (“ford”).

A village in Shute parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY2595).

A village and community in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1478).

A hamlet in Lamont County, Alberta, Canada.

A settlement in Auckland region, New Zealand, south-east of the city of Auckland.


Barnwell

A village in the Municipal District of Taber, Alberta, Canada.

North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref TL0484).


Henshaw

Henshaw (countable and uncountable, plural Henshaws)

From the Old English personal name Heþin + -s- + healh (“corner, angle, nook”).

A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY765645).


Endicott

Endicott (countable and uncountable, plural Endicotts)

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Jefferson County, Nebraska, named after William Crowninshield Endicott.

A village in the town of Union, Broome County, New York, named after Henry Bradford Endicott.


Welton

Welton (countable and uncountable, plural Weltons)

From Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

der

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9627).

A village and civil parish (served by Welton-by-Lincoln Parish Council) in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0179).

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5866).


Berkley

en-proper noun

Berkley (countable and uncountable, plural Berkleys)

A village in Mendip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST8149).


Barley

Barley (countable and uncountable, plural Barleys)

* The village in Hertfordshire is from "Beora's ley," from *Beora + -ley (“clearing, lea”). The former is a personal name from Old English bera (“bear”).
* The village in Lancashire is from Old English bar (“boar”) or bere (“barley”) + leah (“clearing”).
* As an English surname, from the noun barley. As a south German surname, spelling variant of Behrle, Beerli, themselves related to the noun bear.


Cathcart

Cathcart (countable and uncountable, plural Cathcarts)

From Scottish Gaelic cath (“battle”) + the name of the River Cart.

A village in southern New South Wales, Australia.


Bowler

Bowler (countable and uncountable, plural Bowlers)

English occupational surname for a maker or seller of bowls, dishes and cups, from Middle English bollere.

(uncountable) A placename in the United States, from the surname:


Bidwell

Bidwell (countable and uncountable, plural Bidwells)

From Old English byden (“tub, vat”) + wella (“spring, well”).

A hamlet in Houghton Regis parish, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0124).

Manitoulin District
Manitoulin District#English

A community of Assiginack township, Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada.


Eldred

Eldred (countable and uncountable, plural Eldreds)

census-designated place
census-designated place

A rural hamlet and census-designated place in Highland, Sullivan County, New York.


Rothwell

Rothwell (countable and uncountable, plural Rothwells)

From Old English roþa, the genitive plural of roþ (“forest clearing”) + wella (“spring”).

A small village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1599).


Kells

A village in County Kilkenny, Ireland (Irish grid ref S 4943).

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

A village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.


Raby

Raby (countable and uncountable, plural Rabys)

Holme East Waver
Holme East Waver#English

A hamlet in Holme East Waver parish, Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY1851).

Raby with Keverstone
Raby with Keverstone#English

A locality around Raby Castle in Raby with Keverstone parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1222).

A hamlet in the south of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3179).


Findlay

Findlay (countable and uncountable, plural Findlays)

A place in the United States:
A village in Shelby County, Illinois.

A locality in the Rural Municipality of Sifton, Manitoba, Canada.


Bonney

Bonney (countable and uncountable, plural Bonneys)

A village in Brazoria County, Texas, United States.


Williamsburg

* From Williams + -burg.
** (Brooklyn): Named after Jonathan Williams.
* From William + -s- + -burg.
** (Indiana): Named after its founder William Johnson.

The name of many places in the USA.
A village in Sierra County, New Mexico.

The name of many places in the USA.
A village in Clermont County, Ohio.


St. George

A village in Brant County, Ontario, Canada.


Trempealeau

From French trempe à l'eau, shortened from La Montagne qui trempe à l'eau.

Trempealeau County
Trempealeau County#English

A village and town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States.


Blackford

Blackford (countable and uncountable, plural Blackfords)

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A small village in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3962).

A village in Wedmore parish, Somerset, England, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST4147).

Compton Pauncefoot
Compton Pauncefoot#English

A small village in Compton Pauncefoot parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST6526).

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A hamlet in Selworthy parish, Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref SS9245).

A village in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN8909).

A locality in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia.


Drum

Drum (countable and uncountable, plural Drums)

* As an Irish surname, from Droma, a personal name from druim (“ridge”)
* As a Scottish Gaelic surname, from druim (“ridge”)
* As a German surname, from Middle High German trum and Middle Low German drum (“woodblock”), both probably from Proto-Germanic *trumaz.

Drum (disambiguation)#Places
Drum (surname)

A settlement (Mains of Drum) in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, near Drum Castle (OS grid ref NO8099).


Kilby

Kilby (countable and uncountable, plural Kilbys)

From Old English ċild (“child”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”). Compare Kelby, which shares the same etymology.

A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP618729).


Croom

Croom (countable and uncountable, plural Crooms)

A rural locality in the City of Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia.


Rushton

Rushton (countable and uncountable, plural Rushtons)

From Old English risċ (“rush, reed”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5863).

A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Kettering borough (OS grid ref SP8482).


Colston

Colston (countable and uncountable, plural Colstons)

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

der

A hamlet in Puncheston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9828).


Birdwell

en-proper noun

Birdwell (countable and uncountable, plural Birdwells)

From Old English bridd (“chick, chickhen; bird”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

der

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3401).


Stickney

en-proper noun

Stickney (countable and uncountable, plural Stickneys)

From Old English sticca (“stick; long strip of land”) + īeġ (“island”).

der

A linear village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TL3456).

A village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.


Bradfield

en-proper noun

Bradfield (countable and uncountable, plural Bradfields)

From Old English brād (“broad”) + feld (“field”).

A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU6072).

A village and civil parish in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM1430).

A village in Swafield parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2733).


Beckford

Beckford (countable and uncountable, plural Beckfords)

From the Old English personal name Becca + ford (“ford”).

A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO972360).


Woodland

A village in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ0726).

A hamlet in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD2489).

A hamlet in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7968).

A number of places in the United States:

Chickasaw County
Chickasaw County#English

A village in Chickasaw County, Mississippi.


Woodlands

Adwick le Street
Adwick le Street#English

A village near Adwick le Street, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5307).

A settlement between Invercargill and Edendale, Southland, New Zealand.


Strachan

Strachan (countable and uncountable, plural Strachans)

The village is named with Scottish Gaelic srath (“river valley”) + eachan (“foal”). The surname could either derive from the placename or from an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sruitheáin (“descendant of Sruitheán”), a personal name from sruith (“sage elder”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

der

A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO674922).


Kittle

en-proper noun

Kittle (countable and uncountable, plural Kittles)

A village in Pennard community, City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS5789).


Dunlop

Dunlop (countable and uncountable, plural Dunlops)

A village in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4149).


Hinckley

Hinckley (countable and uncountable, plural Hinckleys)

A village in Squaw Grove Township, DeKalb County, Illinois, named after Francis Hinckley.


Hayes Center

A village, the county seat of Hayes County, Nebraska, United States.


Welling

Welling (countable and uncountable, plural Wellings)

A hamlet in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.


Beech

Beech (countable and uncountable, plural Beeches)

A village and civil parish west of Alton, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6938).


Pinder

Pinder (countable and uncountable, plural Pinders)

A community of York County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Killen

Killen (countable and uncountable, plural Killens)

From the Irish surname, from Coilín. See Colin.

A small village south-west of Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref H2480).

A hamlet in the Black Isle, north-west of Fortrose, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH6758).


Mount Gilead

A village, the county seat of Morrow County, Ohio, United States.


Isham

Isham (countable and uncountable, plural Ishams)

From the name of the River Ise + Old English hām (“homestead”).

A village and civil parish in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8874).

(uncountable) A placename:
A community of Saskatchewan, Canada.


Lakin

Lakin (countable and uncountable, plural Lakins)


Fulford

Fulford (countable and uncountable, plural Fulfords)

From Old English fūl (“dirty, muddy”), in the definite form fūla + ford (“ford”).

A suburban village and civil parish in the city of York district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6148).

Kingston St Mary
Kingston St Mary#English

A hamlet in Kingston St Mary parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST2029).

A village and civil parish in Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9538).

A village in the town of Brome Lake, Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.


Kirkham

Kirkham (countable and uncountable, plural Kirkhams)

From a Scandinvianized form of Old English ċiriċe (“church”) + hām (“homestead”).

A small village in Westow parish, Ryedale district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7365).


Cowden

Cowden (countable and uncountable, plural Cowdens)

A village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ4640).

A village in Shelby County, Illinois, United States.


Blakeney

Blakeney (countable and uncountable, plural Blakeneys)

From either Old English blæc (“black”) (oblique definite declension blacan), or from Old English personal name Blaca (genitive singular Blacan) + īeġ (“island”).

A village in Awre parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO6707).

A coastal village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0243).

Mississippi Mills
Mississippi Mills#English

A community in the town of Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.


Murchison

Murchison (countable and uncountable, plural Murchisons)

/məːt͡ʃɪsən/

A settlement in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.


Weekley

Weekley (countable and uncountable, plural Weekleys)

From Old English wīċ (“village, settlement”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to wick + -ley (“lea”).

North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8880).


Rhee

Rhee (countable and uncountable, plural Rhees)

For the surname, borrowed from Korean 이 (i). Doublet of Lee.

A hamlet in Assen municipality, Drenthe province, Netherlands.


Brownfield

County of Paintearth
County of Paintearth#English

A hamlet in the County of Paintearth, No. 18, Alberta, Canada.


Armitage

en-prop

Armitage (countable and uncountable, plural Armitages)

/ˈɑɹmɪtɪd͡ʒ/

/ˈɑːmɪtɪd͡ʒ/

From Middle English ermitage (“hermitage”).

Armitage with Handsacre
Armitage with Handsacre#English

A village in Armitage with Handsacre parish, Lichfield district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0816).


Crafton

en-proper noun

Crafton (countable and uncountable, plural Craftons)

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

A hamlet in Mentmore civil parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8919).


Lowther

Lowther (countable and uncountable, plural Lowthers)

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5323).

A locality in the City of Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia.


Risley

Risley (countable and uncountable, plural Risleys)

From Old English hrīs (“twig, branch; brushwood”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to rice + -ley (“lea”). The circus term comes from the name of Richard Risley Carlisle (1814–1874), who developed this kind of act in the United States.

der

A village and civil parish (served by Risley with Hopwell Parish Council) in Erewash borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4635).


Croy

en-proper noun

Croy (countable and uncountable, plural Croys)

A village in Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7949).

North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire#English

A village in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7275).


Wadley

Wadley (countable and uncountable, plural Wadleys)

From either the Old English personal name Wada or wād (“woad”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

A hamlet in Littleworth parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU3096).


Frisby

Frisby (countable and uncountable, plural Frisbys)

From Old Norse frisir (“Frisians”) + býr (“settlement”).

A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK707013).


Cann

Cann (countable and uncountable, plural Canns)

* As an Irish surname, reduced from McCann.
* As an English surname, from Cann in Dorset. The place name could be from Old English can, referring to a deep valley.
* Americanized from Kann, Kahn.

A small village and civil parish (served by Melbury Abbas and Cann Parish Council) in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST8721).


Crowther

Crowther (countable and uncountable, plural Crowthers)

A locality in the Hilltops Council area of New South Wales, Australia.


Coddington

Coddington (countable and uncountable, plural Coddingtons)

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

A small settlement and civil parish (served by Coddington and District Parish Council) in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4555).

A locality in Crich parish, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3354).

A hamlet and civil parish (served by Bosbury and Coddington Parish Council) in east Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO7142).

Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood#English

A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK8354).


Wendling

Wendling (countable and uncountable, plural Wendlings)

A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9312).


Barwick

Barwick (countable and uncountable, plural Barwicks)

From Old English bere (“barley”) + wīc (“village”).

A hamlet in Standon parish, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3819).

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 TF8035).

A village and civil parish in South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST5613).


Rockland

en-prop

Rockland (countable and uncountable, plural Rocklands)

A place in Canada:
A community of Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

A community, the main centre of the city of Clarence-Rockland, eastern Ontario.

La Crosse County
La Crosse County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A village in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.


Wheelock

en-proper noun

Wheelock (countable and uncountable, plural Wheelocks)

A village in Sandbach parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7459).


Shackleford

Shackleford (countable and uncountable, plural Shacklefords)

A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9345).


Westerfield

Westerfield (countable and uncountable, plural Westerfields)

A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1747).

Shetland Islands
Shetland Islands#English

A coastal community on Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland.


Tye

Tye (countable and uncountable, plural Tyes)

A hamlet on Hayling Island, Havant borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7302).


Mount Vernon

United States of America
United States of America

The name of many places in the United States of America:


Leftwich

Leftwich (countable and uncountable, plural Leftwiches)

A suburban village in Northwich parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6572).


Dunston

Dunston (countable and uncountable, plural Dunstons)

From Old English personal name Dunn, genitive case *Dunnes + tūn (“farm”).

A village in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0662)

Stoke Holy Cross
Stoke Holy Cross#English

A small village in Stoke Holy Cross parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2202).

South Staffordshire
South Staffordshire#English

A village in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England, south of Stafford (OS grid ref SJ9217).

A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2262).


Gailey

Gailey (countable and uncountable, plural Gaileys)

Brewood and Coven
Brewood and Coven#English

A small village in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England, mostly in Penkridge parish, with a small part in Brewood and Coven parish (OS grid ref SJ9110).


Langham

Langham (countable and uncountable, plural Langhams)

From Old English lang (“long”) + hām (“homestead”).

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

A hamlet in Gillingham parish, Dorset (OS grid ref ST7725).

A village and civil parish in Colchester district, Essex (OS grid ref TM025315).

A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG000410).

A village and civil parish in Rutland (OS grid ref SK8411).

Combe St Nicholas
Combe St Nicholas#English

A hamlet in Combe St Nicholas parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3210).

A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL977306).


Billington

Billington (countable and uncountable, plural Billingtons)

Two different origins:
* The place in Bedfordshire is recorded in 1196 as Billendon, from the Old English personal name Billa + -ing (“belonging to”) + dūn (“hill”).
* The village in Lancashire is probably named with *billing (“sword-shaped, ridge-shaped”) (see bill) + dūn (“hill”).

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England; the parish was previously named Great Billington (OS grid ref SP9422).

Billington and Langho
Billington and Langho#English

A village in Billington and Langho parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7335).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Bi#Bil-Bin

A hamlet in Bradley parish, Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8820).


Southwick

Southwick (countable and uncountable, plural Southwicks)

From Old English sūþ (“south”) + wīċ (“village, specialized farm”).

Southwick and Widley
Southwick and Widley#English

(uncountable) A number of places in England:

A village in Southwick and Widley parish, City of Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU6208).

North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref TL0192).

A village and civil parish in Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8355).


Keele

From Old English cȳ, plural of cū (“cow”) + hlǣw (“mound, hill”); "the hill where cows graze".

A village and civil parish in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8045).


Blackmore

Blackmore (countable and uncountable, plural Blackmores)

From Old English blæc (“black”) + mōr (“moor”).

A village in Brentwood district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL603016).


Routh

Routh (countable and uncountable, plural Rouths)

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.


Mellor

Mellor (countable and uncountable, plural Mellors)

Probably from two ancient British words akin to Welsh moel (“bare”) and bre (“hill”).

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9788).

A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6530).


Hirst

Hirst (countable and uncountable, plural Hirsts)

North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire#English

A hamlet in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8663).


Privett

Privett (countable and uncountable, plural Privetts)

Apparently from the unattested Old English word *pryfet (“privet”).

Froxfield and Privett
Froxfield and Privett#English

A village in Froxfield and Privett parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6726).


Haughton

Haughton (countable and uncountable, plural Haughtons)

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5756).

A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK6772).

A hamlet in Morville parish, south Shropshire (OS grid ref SO6795).

A hamlet in West Felton parish, north Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ3727).

A hamlet in Upton Magna parish and Ercall Magna parish, east of Shrewsbury, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ5516).

A village and civil parish in Stafford district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8620).

A hamlet in Llandysilio community, Powys, Wales, close to the border with England (OS grid ref SJ3018).


Trull

Trull (countable and uncountable, plural Trulls)

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A village and civil parish in Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST2122).


Caston

Caston (countable and uncountable, plural Castons)


Hearne

Hearne (countable and uncountable, plural Hearnes)

A hamlet in Rural Municipality of Redburn No. 130, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Bankhead

Bankhead (countable and uncountable, plural Bankheads)

Habitational surname from various Scottish minor places, from bank + head.

A village in Aberdeen council area, south of Dyce (OS grid ref NJ8910).

A hamlet in Aberdeenshire council area (OS grid ref NJ6608).

A locality in Banff National Park, near Banff, Alberta, Canada.


Portage

Cape Breton Regional Municipality#English

Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island#English

A community of Cape Breton Regional Municipality, on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada.

A number of places in the United States:

Marlborough Sounds
Marlborough Sounds#English

A small settlement in the Marlborough Sounds, Marlborough, New Zealand.


Kennett

Kennett (countable and uncountable, plural Kennetts)

East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire#English

A village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL6968).


Elswick

Elswick (countable and uncountable, plural Elswicks)

A village and civil parish in Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4238).


Pearl River

census-designated place
census-designated place

A hamlet and census-designated place in Rockland County, New York, United States.


Ingham

Ingham (countable and uncountable, plural Inghams)

From the Old English personal name Inga, which is related to Ing, + hām (“homestead”). Some authorities believe that the first element could also be from Ingaevones, a Germanic tribe.

A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9483).

A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG3926).

A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL8570).


Kempton

Kempton (countable and uncountable, plural Kemptons)

From the Old English personal name Cempa, a byname from cempa (“soldier, warrior”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village in Clunbury parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO359829).

A village in Ford County, Illinois, United States.

Southern Midlands
Southern Midlands#English

A village in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Garton

Garton (countable and uncountable, plural Gartons)

From Old English gāra (“triangular plot of land”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

der

A village in East Garton parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA2635).


Stenson

en-proper noun

Stenson (countable and uncountable, plural Stensons)

Twyford and Stenson
Twyford and Stenson#English

South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire#English

A hamlet in Twyford and Stenson parish, South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3229).


Leader

Leader (countable and uncountable, plural Leaders)

English surname, both from the noun leader and an occupational use of lead (“heavy metal”).

A locality in Adams County, Colorado, United States.


Hendon

Hendon (countable and uncountable, plural Hendons)

From Old English hēan, dative case of hēah (“high”), + dūn (“hill”).

A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Lakeview, No. 337, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Hartfield

Hartfield (countable and uncountable, plural Hartfields)

From Old English heorot (“stag, hart”) + feld (“field”).

A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ4735).

(uncountable) A placename:
A community of New Brunswick, Canada.


Belmont

Belmont (countable and uncountable, plural Belmonts)

From French bel (“beautiful”) + mont (“mountain, mount”).

A number of places in the United States:

A village, the county seat of Allegany County, New York.

A town and village therein, in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.

Lafayette County
Lafayette County#English


Brough

Brough (countable and uncountable, plural Broughs)

From Old English burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of borough, burgh, and Bury.

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7914).

Brough and Shatton
Brough and Shatton#English

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Broo-Brt#Bror-Brou

A hamlet in Brough and Shatton parish, High Peak district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1882).

Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood#English

A hamlet in Collingham parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK8358).

A small village in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND2273).

Shetland Islands
Shetland Islands#English

A settlement on Whalsay, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU5564).

A settlement next to Burravoe, Yell, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU5179).


Redfern

Redfern (countable and uncountable, plural Redferns)

The suburb is named after surgeon William Redfern (1774–1833).

named-after

Pennington County
Pennington County#English

A locality in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States, named after George Redfern, a railroad builder.


Bainbridge

en-proper noun

Bainbridge (countable and uncountable, plural Bainbridges)

From Bain (“a river in North Yorkshire”) + Old English brycġ (“bridge”).

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A locality and ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SD9390).

A town and village in Chenango County, New York, United States.

A village in Ross County, Ohio, United States.


Penton

Penton (countable and uncountable, plural Pentons)

A locality in Nicholforest parish, City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY4477).


Lewisburg

A village in Preble County, Ohio, United States.


Belknap

A village in Johnson County, Illinois, United States.

A village in Johnston, Rhode Island, United States.


Moorefield

In most cases, if not all, from Moore + field.

A village in Frontier County, Nebraska, United States.

Wellington County
Wellington County#English

A community of Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.


Hennepin

Hennepin (countable and uncountable, plural Hennepins)

A village, the county seat of Putnam County, Illinois, United States.


Mount Carmel

From Hebrew כַּרְמֶל (karmél, literally “vineyard of God”).


Whitton

en-proper noun

Whitton (countable and uncountable, plural Whittons)

Ultimately from the Old English personal name Hwīta, a byname from hwīt (“white”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Stillington and Whitton
Stillington and Whitton#English

(uncountable) A place in the United Kingdom:

A village in Stillington and Whitton parish, Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3822).

A hamlet in Leintwardine parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4174).

North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9024).

A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5772).

A small village and community south of Knighton, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO2767).


Throckmorton

Throckmorton (countable and uncountable, plural Throckmortons)

Possibly from Old English þroc (“beam bridge”) + mere (“pool”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9849).


Boughton

Boughton (countable and uncountable, plural Boughtons)

From the Old English personal name Bucca, a byname from bucc (“buck, he-goat”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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 TF7002).

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish to the north of Northampton in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, formerly in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP7565).

Ollerton and Boughton
Ollerton and Boughton#English

A village in Ollerton and Boughton parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6768).


Pound

Pound (countable and uncountable, plural Pounds)

* As an English surname, from both senses of the noun pound meaning "measure of weight" and "enclosure."
* As a German surname, variant of Pfund, or as a north/Low German surname, from the variants of it, Pund, Pundt, all meaning "pound," thus related to the above.

Marinette County
Marinette County#English

A village and town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States, both named after Thaddeus C. Pound.


Richburg

Richburg (countable and uncountable, plural Richburgs)

Probably an Americanized form of German Reichenberg.

A village in Allegany County, New York, United States.


Rowden

Rowden (countable and uncountable, plural Rowdens)

Sampford Courtenay
Sampford Courtenay#English

A hamlet in Sampford Courtenay parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX6498).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Ros-Rz#Row

A hamlet in Hampsthwaite parish, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2557).


Chalk

Chalk (countable and uncountable, plural Chalks)

A suburban village attached to the east side of Gravesend, Gravesham borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6773).


Capobianco

Capobianco (countable and uncountable, plural Capobiancos)

Isola di Capo Rizzuto
Isola di Capo Rizzuto#English

A village in Isola di Capo Rizzuto, Crotone, Calabria, Italy


Swinford

Swinford (countable and uncountable, plural Swinfords)

From Old English swīn (“swine, pig”) + ford.

A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5679).

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

A hamlet in Cumnor parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4408).


Dunton

Dunton (countable and uncountable, plural Duntons)

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

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2344).

A village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP822241).

A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF879303).


Wetmore

Wetmore (countable and uncountable, plural Wetmores)

A hamlet in Leintwardine parish, Herefordshire, England, on the Shropshire border (OS grid ref SO4477).


Lawrenceville

A village municipality of Quebec, Canada.


Monticello

/ˌmɑntɨˈt͡ʃɛloʊ/

Originally borrowed from Italian monticello (“little mount”). Many places in the United States are named after Thomas Jefferson's estate. Cognate to French monceau (“heap, pile”) and Spanish montecillo (“hill”).

The name of many places in the United States:

A village, the county seat of Lewis County, Missouri.

Not the famous Monticello in Virginia, the Monticello in upstate New York with the boarded-up main street, the giant Walmart, the army/navy/marine recruitment offices, the stores that sold prosthetic limbs, the racetrack.

2020, Emily St. John Mandel, The Glass Hotel, Picador (2021), page 99:

A village, the county seat of Sullivan County, New York.


Lawrenceburg

Armstrong County
Armstrong County#English

A village in the city of Parker, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Owego

A village, the county seat of Tioga County, New York, United States.


Elson

Elson (countable and uncountable, plural Elsons)

Possibly from Middle English elson, alternative spelling of elsen, elsyn, alsene (“an awl or some other pointed instrument or tool”), either from Middle Dutch elsene, alsene, from Old Dutch *elisna, *alasna, from Proto-West Germanic *alisnu, *alasnu, from Proto-Germanic *alasnō, or from an unrecorded Old English form.

A small village in Ellesmere Rural parish, north Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3835).


Brisco

Brisco (countable and uncountable, plural Briscos)

St Cuthbert Without
St Cuthbert Without#English

A hamlet in St Cuthbert Without parish, City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY4251).


Dahlgren

Dahlgren (countable and uncountable, plural Dahlgrens)

Borrowed from Swedish Dahlgren, from dahl (“valley”) + gren (“branch”).

A village in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States.


Blackstock

Blackstock (countable and uncountable, plural Blackstocks)

A community of Scugog township, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.


Chatfield

Chatfield (countable and uncountable, plural Chatfields)

Habitational surname from a place in Sussex, from the Old English personal name Ceatta + feld (“field”).

A village in Crawford County, Ohio, United States.


Grindle

Grindle (countable and uncountable, plural Grindles)

A hamlet in Ryton parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7503).


Edenfield

Perhaps from Old Norse ey (“river”) + Old English tūn (“homestead”) + Old English feld (“field”). Derivation from Eden + field is unlikely.


Cadwell

Cadwell (countable and uncountable, plural Cadwells)

North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire#English

A hamlet in Ickleford parish, North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1832).


Wardlow

Wardlow (countable and uncountable, plural Wardlows)

From Old English weard (“watchman, guard”) + hlǣw (“mound, hill”).

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1874).


Shute

Shute (countable and uncountable, plural Shutes)

A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY2597).

A hamlet in Shobrooke parish, Mid Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS8900).


Farwell

Farwell (countable and uncountable, plural Farwells)

A village in Clare County, Michigan, United States.

A village in Howard County, Nebraska, United States.


Hinsdale

A village in Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois, United States.


Medicine Lodge

Yellowhead County
Yellowhead County#English

A locality in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada.


San Patricio

A small community of Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States.

A community called San Patricio-Melaque in Jalisco, Mexico.


Huntsville

Litchfield County
Litchfield County#English

A community of Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.

A village in Logan County, Ohio, United States.


Leesville

A village in Carroll County, Ohio, United States.


Batesville

A village in Noble County, Ohio, United States.


Grimsargh

A village and civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5834).


Stockville

A village, the county seat of Frontier County, Nebraska, United States.


Newbridge

Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway#English

A village north-west of Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX9579).

A village in the west of Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1272).

A small village in Ciliau Aeron community, Ceredigion (OS grid ref SN5059).

A hamlet in Llangyniew community, Powys, at the confluence of the rivers Banwy and Vyrnwy (OS grid ref SJ1411).

A village in Cefn community, Wrexham county borough (OS grid ref SJ2841).

A hamlet in Madron parish, Cornwall, between Penzance and St Just (OS grid ref SW4231).

A hamlet in Kenwyn parish, Cornwall, to the west of Truro (OS grid ref SW7944).

A hamlet in St Mellion parish, east Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3467).

A village in Copythorne parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU2915).

A hamlet in Shalfleet parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ4187).

A hamlet in Pickering parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE8085).

A village west of Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.


Bardwell

en-prop

Bardwell (countable and uncountable, plural Bardwells)

From either the Old English personal name Bearda or breord (“brim, rim, edge”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

A village in St Edmundsbury district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9473).


Collie

en-proper noun

Collie (countable and uncountable, plural Collies)

A village in Warren Shire, New South Wales, Australia


Woodham

Woodham (countable and uncountable, plural Woodhams)

A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7018).

A suburban village west of New Haw, Runnymede borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ0462).

A community in South Huron municipality, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.


Fauls

A village in Prees parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5832).


Blakeley

Blakeley (countable and uncountable, plural Blakeleys)

Habitational surname from several minor places in England, from Old English blæc (“black”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”). Equivalent to black + -ley (“lea”).

A hamlet in Erie County, New York, United States.


Swallow

Swallow (countable and uncountable, plural Swallows)

* As an English surname, from the noun swallow (sense 2).
* Also as an English surname, from Swallow in Lincolnshire, named after its river. The placename itself could be related to the verb swell, or related to the name of the river Swale.

A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA1703).


Rockwood

Rockwood (countable and uncountable, plural Rockwoods)

Wellington County
Wellington County#English

The main community in Guelph/Eramosa township, Wellington County, Ontario.

A number of places in the United States:

A village and precinct in Randolph County, Illinois.


Hopwood

Hopwood (countable and uncountable, plural Hopwoods)

From Old English hop (“valley among hills”) + wudu (“wood”).

A village in Alvechurch parish, Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP030749).


Rogersville

Northumberland County
Northumberland County#English

A village in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Axtell

Axtell (countable and uncountable, plural Axtells)

Two possible origins:
* An Anglicized form of the Old Norse personal name Ásketill, which is composed of the elements áss (“god”) + ketill (“kettle, cauldron”).
* Occupational surname for a salt merchant, from Middle English hacksalt (“salt-chopper”).

der

(uncountable) A placename, from the surname:

A village in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States.


Helland

en-proper noun

Helland (countable and uncountable, plural Hellands)

A small village and civil parish (without a council) north of Bodmin, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0771).


Stead

Stead (countable and uncountable, plural Steads)

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Stap-St N#Ste

A locality in Burley parish, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1446).


Wilford

Wilford (countable and uncountable, plural Wilfords)

From Old English welig (“willow”) + ford (“ford”).

A village in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5636).


Dorton

Dorton (countable and uncountable, plural Dortons)

A small village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP6814).


Crampton

Crampton (countable and uncountable, plural Cramptons)

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A community of Thames Centre, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.


Rigg

Rigg (countable and uncountable, plural Riggs)

A small settlement in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY2966).


Winsor

Winsor (countable and uncountable, plural Winsors)

A village in Copythorne parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3114).

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A settlement in New-Wes-Valley municipality, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, named after John Winsor..


Sturtevant

Sturtevant (countable and uncountable, plural Sturtevants)

A village in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.


Summerfield

Summerfield (countable and uncountable, plural Summerfields)

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Stu-Sz#Su

A hamlet in Woodnesborough parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid TR2755).

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

A hamlet in Docking parish, King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TF7438).

A settlement in Hartlebury parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8473).

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

A rural community in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

St. Clair County
St. Clair County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A village in St. Clair County, Illinois.


Tweed

Tweed (countable and uncountable, plural Tweeds)

en:River Tweed
en:Tweed (disambiguation)

A municipality and community therein, in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.


Ripple

Ripple (countable and uncountable, plural Ripples)

A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3450).

A village and civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8737).


Millington

Millington (countable and uncountable, plural Millingtons)

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

A village and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ728847).

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE830517).

A village in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.

A village in Kendall County, Illinois, United States.

A township and village therein, in Tuscola County, Michigan, United States.


Mandeville

Mandeville (countable and uncountable, plural Mandevilles)


Haigh

Haigh (countable and uncountable, plural Haighs)

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6009).

A small village in Barnsley borough, South Yorkshire and Wakefield borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2912).


Ellisville

A village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.

A village in Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.


Westchester

New London County
New London County#English

A village in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States.

"There is clearly a systemic problem," said Richard L. Brodsky, a Westchester assemblyman, who is sponsoring a bill to require that mercury gauges be replaced with nonmercury alternatives.

2000 October 8, Robert Worth, “HEALTH; A Little-Known Threat”, in The New York Times:

A village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.


Lowville

A village, the county seat of Lewis County, New York, United States, contained within the town of the same name.


Chehalis

From Halkomelem Stsʼaʼí:les (the name of a village, literally “beating heart”). Doublet of Sts'Ailes.

bor

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A small community in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada.


Lupton

en-proper noun

Lupton (countable and uncountable, plural Luptons)

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

A village and civil parish of South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD5581).


Fifield

Fifield (countable and uncountable, plural Fifields)

From Old English fīf (“five”) + hīd (“hide, a unit of land”).

Windsor and Maidenhead
Windsor and Maidenhead#English

A village in Bray parish, Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9076).

West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2318).

A hamlet in Enford parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1450).


Silverton

A small village west of Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.

A locality in Yankalilla district council area, South Australia.

A village in the Slocan Valley, British Columbia, Canada.

A large village and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS9502).

A number of places in the United States:


Carberry

Carberry (countable and uncountable, plural Carberrys)

From Scottish Gaelic craobh (“tree”) + barran (“hedge”). The surname can also be an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cairbre (“descendant of Cairbre”).

der

A coastal village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT358699).


Westlake

en-proper noun

Westlake (countable and uncountable, plural Westlakes)

A hamlet in Ermington parish, South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX6253).


Bickley

Bickley (countable and uncountable, plural Bickleys)

No Man's Heath and District
No Man's Heath and District#English

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A small village in No Man's Heath and District parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, and former civil parish (OS grid ref SJ5349).

Knighton on Teme
Knighton on Teme#English

A hamlet in Knighton on Teme parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO6371).


Marquette

Marquette (countable and uncountable, plural Marquettes)

A village in Hamilton County, Nebraska, United States.

Green Lake County
Green Lake County#English

A town and village in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States.


Woodburn

Woodburn (countable and uncountable, plural Woodburns)

A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Wardle

Wardle (countable and uncountable, plural Wardles)

From Old English weard (“fortified place”) + hyll (“hill”).

compound

A village and civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6157).

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9116).


Fordyce

en-proper noun

Fordyce (countable and uncountable, plural Fordyces)

A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland

A village in Cedar County, Nebraska, United States.


Lazenby

Lazenby (countable and uncountable, plural Lazenbys)

Redcar and Cleveland
Redcar and Cleveland#English

A village in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ5719).


Lumsden

Lumsden (countable and uncountable, plural Lumsdens)

The town in Newfoundland is named after Methodist minister James Lumsden (1854 - 1915).

A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ4722).


Gayton

Gayton (countable and uncountable, plural Gaytons)

A village and suburb of Heswall, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ2780).

A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TF7219).

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

South Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP7054).

A village and civil parish (served by Weston with Gayton Parish Council) in Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9828).


Creswell

Creswell (countable and uncountable, plural Creswells)

From Old English cærse (“watercress”) + welle (“well, spring”).

A village in Elmton parish, Bolsover district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK5274).

A suburban village and civil parish in Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9025).


Greenhalgh

Greenhalgh (countable and uncountable, plural Greenhalghs)

From Old English grēne (“green”) + holh (“hollow”).

A village in Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton parish, Fylde district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD399733).


Makin

Makin (countable and uncountable, plural Makins)

A locality in south-east South Australia, named after the Hundred of Makin, which was named after pastoralist James Bain Makin.


Windom

A hamlet in Erie County, New York, United States.


Chappel

Chappel (countable and uncountable, plural Chappels)

A village and civil parish in Colchester borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8928).


Pixley

Pixley (countable and uncountable, plural Pixleys)

A small village and civil parish (served by Pixley and District Parish Council) in eastern Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO6638)

A small hamlet in Hinstock parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6826).


Godley

Godley (countable and uncountable, plural Godleys)

From the Old English byname Gōda + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

A village in Grundy County and Will County, Illinois, United States.


Belford

Belford (countable and uncountable, plural Belfords)

From Old English belle (“bell; bell-shaped hill”) + ford (“ford”).

der

A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1033).


Brindley

en-proper noun

Brindley (countable and uncountable, plural Brindleys)

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

A village and civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ592534).


Wittenberg

North German surname, from the place in Germany (see below).

A village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States


Sebring

A village in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States.


Millwood

Millwood (countable and uncountable, plural Millwoods)

census-designated place
census-designated place

Westchester County
Westchester County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of New Castle, Westchester County, New York.

A rural community of the City of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.

A rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia; a portmanteau of Millmerran and Inglewood.


Victory

Victory (countable and uncountable, plural Victorys or Victories)


Blandford

Blandford (countable and uncountable, plural Blandfords)

A community of Chester district municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada

A community and former township in Blandford-Blenheim township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.

A village in Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales, Australia.


Borger

Borger (countable and uncountable, plural Borgers)

A village in Borger-Odoorn municipality, Drenthe province, Netherlands.


Rushville

A village in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States.

A village in Ontario County and Yates County, New York, United States.

Fairfield County
Fairfield County#English

A village in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States.


Watkins Glen

A village, the county seat of Schuyler County, New York, United States. Named after Dr. Samuel Watkins.


Puthenchira

A village in Thrissur district in Kerala, India.


Wayland

Wayland (countable and uncountable, plural Waylands)

From Old English Wēland, related to Old Norse Vǫlundr, Old High German Wiolant (German Wieland). Cf. English wile.

A village in Jefferson Township, Henry County, Iowa.

A town and village therein, in Steuben County, New York.


Cayton

Cayton (countable and uncountable, plural Caytons)

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

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref TA0583).


Arnott

Arnott (countable and uncountable, plural Arnotts)

Scottish habitational surname, from a place called Arnot, near Kinross.

A community in Chatsworth municipality, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.


Marden

Marden (countable and uncountable, plural Mardens)

A village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5147).

A village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ7444).

A village and civil parish in mid Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU0857).


Kilbourne

Kilbourne (countable and uncountable, plural Kilbournes)

A village in Mason County, Illinois, United States.

West Carroll Parish
West Carroll Parish#English

A village in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States.


Lipton

Lipton (countable and uncountable, plural Liptons)

A village within the rural municipality in Saskatchewan.


Torrance

Torrance (countable and uncountable, plural Torrances)

A community of Muskoka Lakes township, District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.

East Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire#English

A village in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6174).


Brindle

Brindle (countable and uncountable, plural Brindles)

From Old English burna (“stream, brook”) + hyll (“hill”). The surname could either derive from the village in England or be an Americanized spelling of South German Brindl and Bründl.

A small village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5924).


Spink

Spink (countable and uncountable, plural Spinks)

Originally a nickname from Middle English spink (“chaffinch”).

A small village in County Laois, Ireland (From Irish An Spinc. the pointed rock).


Henton

Henton (countable and uncountable, plural Hentons)

South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire#English

A small village in Chinnor parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP7602).

A small village in Wookey parish, Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST4945).


Yelverton

Yelverton (countable and uncountable, plural Yelvertons)

Probably from the Old English personal name Geldfriþ + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Buckland Monachorum
Buckland Monachorum#English

A village in Buckland Monachorum parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5267).

A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2902).

A community in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A locality in the City of Busselton, Western Australia.


Marbury

Marbury (countable and uncountable, plural Marburys)

From Old English mere (“pool, lake”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

Marbury and District
Marbury and District#English

Marbury cum Quoisley
w:Marbury cum Quoisley

A village in Marbury and District parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, previously in Marbury cum Quoisley parish (OS grid ref SJ560457).


Norby

Norby (countable and uncountable, plural Norbys)

From Old Norse norðr (“north”) + býr (“farmstead”). The surname could also be a variant of some Scandinavian surnames, such as Nordby or Norrby.

A hamlet in Thirsk parish, Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4282).


Lawley

Lawley (countable and uncountable, plural Lawleys)

A locality in Longnor parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5098).


Trumbull

Trumbull (countable and uncountable, plural Trumbulls)

A village in Adams County and Clay County, Nebraska, United States.


Bothwell

Bothwell (countable and uncountable, plural Bothwells)

From Middle English bothe (“booth”) + welle (“well, spring”).

South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire#English

A large village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7058).

A community in Chatham-Kent municipality, Ontario, Canada.


Fitzmaurice

A community in the Rural Municipality of Garry No. 245, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Laxton

Laxton (countable and uncountable, plural Laxtons)

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7925).

East Northamptonshire
East Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish (without a council) in East Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP9596).

Laxton and Moorhouse
Laxton and Moorhouse#English

Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood#English

A village in Laxton and Moorhouse parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7267).


Cortland

A village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States.


Panola

From a Cherokee word meaning "cotton". Also, a variant of
the Chickasaw word for "thread".

A village in Woodford County, Illinois, United States.


Centerville

California Pines
California Pines#English

A community of the census-designated place of California Pines, Modoc County, California.

Barnstable County
Barnstable County#English

A village in the Town of Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.


Chatsworth

A township and village in Grey County, Ontario, Canada.

A settlement in Western Cape, South Africa.

A small settlement in Masvingo, Zimbabwe.


Eastham

Eastham (countable and uncountable, plural Easthams)

From Old English ēast (“east”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“river meadow”).

At Ellesmere Port the railway ends, but the canal continues a little farther to Eastham, giving shipping an outlet to the River Mersey.

1959 October, Norman Jones, “The Manchester Ship Canal Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 488:

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ358805).

A village and civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO6568).


Northington

Northington (countable and uncountable, plural Northingtons)

Topographic surname for someone who lived to the north of a settlement, from Old English norþ (“north”) + in + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Compare Norrington, which shares the same etymology.

A village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU568733).


Carron

Carron (countable and uncountable, plural Carrons)

A village in Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8882).


Walthall

Walthall (countable and uncountable, plural Walthalls)

* As an English surname, from obsolete English given name Waltheof, from Old English weald (“power”) + þēof (“thief”), as in "one who snatched victory from battle." Comparable to, or ultimately Anglicized from, the Old Norse equivalent Valthiófr, from vald + *ᚦᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (*þeubaʀ).
* As a Scottish surname, variant of Waldie.

A village, the county seat of Webster County, Mississippi, United States.


Threlkeld

Threlkeld (countable and uncountable, plural Threlkelds)

The place name is from Old Norse þræll (“serf, slave”) + kelda (“spring, well”).

A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3125).


Cleghorn

Cleghorn (countable and uncountable, plural Cleghorns)

Habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

A small village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8946).


Mitcham

Mitcham (countable and uncountable, plural Mitchams)

A rural locality west of Rakaia, Ashburton district, Canterbury, New Zealand.


Brownlow

Brownlow (countable and uncountable, plural Brownlows)

From Old English brūn (“brown”) + hlāw (“mound, hill”).

A hamlet in Newbold Astbury parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ828436).


Wootton

Wootton (countable and uncountable, plural Woottons)

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

(uncountable) Any of numerous villages in England:

A village and civil parish in Bedford, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0045).

A hamlet in New Milton parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SZ2398).

A village in Wootton Bridge parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5392).

Denton with Wootton
Denton with Wootton#English

A village in Denton with Wootton parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2246).

North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TA0816).

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4701).

West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4319).

East Staffordshire
East Staffordshire#English

A village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK1045).


Wilmer

From Old English willa (“mind, will, determination, purpose, desire, wish”) + mǣre (“famous”), from Proto-Germanic *Wiljamērijaz, from *wiljô + *mērijaz.

inh

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A small settlement near Invermere, British Columbia, Canada, named after Wilmer Cleveland Wells.


Tarvin

en-proper noun

Tarvin (countable and uncountable, plural Tarvins)

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4866).


Rathbone

Rathbone (countable and uncountable, plural Rathbones)

A town and hamlet therein, in Steuben County, New York, United States, named after General Ransom Rathbone.


Kirkley

Kirkley (countable and uncountable, plural Kirkleys)

From Old Norse kirkja (“church”) + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to church + -ley (“lea”).

der

A village in Ponteland parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1676).

A village in Lowestoft parish, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM541916).


Longworth

en-proper noun

Longworth (countable and uncountable, plural Longworths)

From Old English lang (“long”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

A village in Oxfordshire, England (historically Berkshire).


Waterbury

Waterbury (countable and uncountable, plural Waterburys)

A village in Dixon County, Nebraska, United States.

Washington County
Washington County#English

A town and village in Washington County, Vermont, United States.


Dulas

A locality and civil parish (served by Ewyas Harold Group Parish Council) in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO3729).

A hamlet in Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH4789).


Grimshaw

Grimshaw (countable and uncountable, plural Grimshaws)

From Old Norse Grímr and Old English sċeaga (“shaw”), equivalent of Grim + 's + shaw.

Blackburn with Darwen
Blackburn with Darwen#English

A hamlet in Eccleshill civil parish, Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7024).


Worsley

Worsley (countable and uncountable, plural Worsleys)

From the genitive case of an Old English personal name of uncertain form + lēah (“wood clearing, glade”).

Clear Hills County
Clear Hills County#English

A hamlet in Clear Hills County, northern Alberta, Canada.


Popham

Popham (countable and uncountable, plural Pophams)

Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane#English

A hamlet and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5543),


Mazon

Mazon (countable and uncountable, plural Mazons)

In Illinois, from mzan, a Potawatomi word for nettles. The surname may be from Spanish Mazón.

A township and village therein, in Grundy County, Illinois, United States.


Westley

Westley (countable and uncountable, plural Westleys)

From Old English west + lēah (“westerly wood or clearing”); in Suffolk recorded as Westlea in 1086 (DB).

der

A hamlet in Sparsholt parish, City of Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4231).

A hamlet in Westbury parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3606).

A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, west of Bury St Edmunds, and previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL8264).


Renwick

en-proper noun

Renwick (countable and uncountable, plural Renwicks)

From Old English hræfn (“raven”) + wīc (“abode, dwelling-place”).

A village in Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY596435).


Pusey

Pusey (countable and uncountable, plural Puseys)

From Old English pisa (“pea”) + īeġ (“island”).

A village in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England.


Renick

Renick (countable and uncountable, plural Renicks)

A village in Randolph County, Missouri, United States.


Crompton

Crompton (countable and uncountable, plural Cromptons)

Habitational surname from a settlement in Greater Manchester, from Old English crumbe (“river bend”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A community of the town of West Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States.


Alloway

Alloway (countable and uncountable, plural Alloways)

A village and suburb of Ayr, South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3318).

A hamlet in Lyons, Wayne County, New York, United States.


Lusby

Lusby (countable and uncountable, plural Lusbys)

From the Old Norse personal name Lutr + -s- + býr (“farmstead”).

Lusby with Winceby
Lusby with Winceby#English

A small village in Lusby with Winceby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF339678).


Kettle

The Scottish place-name was historically Cattell (1160). Probably from Scottish Gaelic cat (“cat”) or Pictish cat (“cat”) with a locational suffix.

A village in Fife council area, near Cupar in Scotland.


Tulloch

Tulloch (countable and uncountable, plural Tullochs)

From Scots, from a Scottish Gaelic word for "hillock" akin to Irish tulach, also found in the first element of French Toulon.

A small settlement in Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN3280), and a separate railway station (grid ref NN3580).


Nettleton

Nettleton (countable and uncountable, plural Nettletons)

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

A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA1000).

A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8278).


Penn Yan

An abbreviation of "Pennsylvania Yankee"

An incorporated village, the county seat of Yates County, New York, United States.


Haydon

Haydon (countable and uncountable, plural Haydons)

From either Old English hīeġ (“hay”) or ġehæġ (“enclosure”) + denu (“valley”).

A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in north-west Dorset (OS grid ref ST6715).

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

A village in Radstock parish, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset (OS grid ref ST6853).

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Has-Hd#Hay

A hamlet in Stoke St Mary parish, Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST2523).


Walmsley

Walmsley (countable and uncountable, plural Walmsleys)

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A locality in the City of Albany, Western Australia.


Hulme

Hulme (countable and uncountable, plural Hulmes)

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English

A hamlet in Werrington parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England, on the border of Stoke-on-Trent (OS grid ref SJ9345).


Tynan

Tynan (countable and uncountable, plural Tynans)

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

A village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.


Drysdale

Drysdale (countable and uncountable, plural Drysdales)

A community in Stanley Township, Bluewater, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.


Lipson

Lipson (countable and uncountable, plural Lipsons)

A locality and former town on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, named after Thomas Lipson.


Harford

Harford (countable and uncountable, plural Harfords)

A rural community of Latrobe council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.

A hamlet in Landkey parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6031).

A hamlet and civil parish north of Ivybridge, South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX6359).


Kelty

Kelty (countable and uncountable, plural Keltys)

A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1494).


Greenhill

Greenhill (countable and uncountable, plural Greenhills)

A suburban village near Herne Bay, Canterbury district, Kent (OS grid ref TR1666).

Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway#English

A hamlet south-west of Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway council area (OS grid ref NY1079).

A village in Falkirk council area (OS grid ref NS8278).

A community of Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Holdsworth

Holdsworth (countable and uncountable, plural Holdsworths)

From the Old English personal name Halda + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”).

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0828).


Bate

Bate (countable and uncountable, plural Bates)

A village in Nova Gorica municipality, Slovenia.


Crystal Falls

A community of West Nipissing, Ontario, Canada.


Wilburton

East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire#English

A village in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4875).


Garden City

A village in Flintshire, Wales, north of the River Dee (OS grid ref SJ3269).

A number of places in the United States:

A village, the county seat of Nassau County, Long Island, New York.

A community of Delaware County, Pennsylvania.


Anoka

A tiny village in Boyd County, Nebraska, United States.


Freehold

A hamlet in the town of Greenville, Greene County, New York, United States.


Gallipolis

A chartered village, the county seat of Gallia County, Ohio, United States.


Farmington

Peace River Country
Peace River Country#English

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

An unincorporated settlement in the Peace River Country, British Columbia, Canada.

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A community of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Lunenburg County
Lunenburg County#English

A community of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A small village in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1315).


Accomac

* (Virginia): From the Accawmack, an Amerind tribe originally resident in Accomac Shire, Colony of Virginia, Colonial America, British North America.

A community of York County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Waynesville

From Wayne + -ville, most places are named after Anthony Wayne.

A village in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States.

A village in Warren County, Ohio, United States.


Brownsville

United States of America
United States of America

The name of many places in the United States of America:

A community of Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.


Radley

Radley (countable and uncountable, plural Radleys)

From Old English rēad (“red”) + lēah (“wood, woodland clearing”).

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

A village and civil parish on the Thames in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England, originally in Berkshire (OS grid ref SU5299).


Netherton

Netherton (countable and uncountable, plural Nethertons)

"The lower settlement", from Old English niþera (“lower”) + tūn (“settlement”).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Na-Nev#Net

A hamlet in Linkinhorne parish, east Cornwall (OS grid ref SX2872).

Haccombe with Combe
Haccombe with Combe#English

A settlement in Haccombe with Combe parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8971).

A hamlet in Hatherop parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST1504).

A hamlet in Faccombe parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3757).

A hamlet in Pencoyd parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5226).

A small village and civil parish (served by Netherton and Biddlestone Parish Council) in Northumberland (OS grid ref NT9807).

Fyfield and Tubney
Fyfield and Tubney#English

A hamlet in Fyfield and Tubney parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU4299).

A hamlet in Highley parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO7382).

A village near Armitage Bridge, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1213)

A locality near Farnley Tyas, Kirkburton parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1712)

A village in Sitlington parish, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE2716).

A hamlet and civil parish (served by Elmley Castle, Bricklehampton and Netherton Parish Council) in Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO9941).

A hamlet in Strathmore, Angus council area (OS grid ref NO5457).

Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross#English

A hamlet near Bridge of Cally, Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO1452).

A rural community in Hauraki District, North Island, New Zealand.


Thedford

A village in Lambton Shores, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.

A village, the county seat of Thomas County, Nebraska, United States.


Hepworth

Hepworth (countable and uncountable, plural Hepworths)

Probably from the Old English personal name Heppa + worþ (“enclosure”).

A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England.

A village in Holme Valley parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1606).


Longstreet

Longstreet (countable and uncountable, plural Longstreets)

A village in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States, named after James Longstreet.

A hamlet in Enford parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1451).


Wix

Wix (countable and uncountable, plural Wixes)

A village and civil parish in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM1628)


Wishart

Wishart (countable and uncountable, plural Wisharts)

Scottish surname derived from Anglo-Norman Wischard, from the Old French personal name Guiscard. Compare Modern French Guiscard.

A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Emerald No. 277, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Bamford

Bamford (countable and uncountable, plural Bamfords)

From Old English bēam (“tree, beam”) + ford (“ford”).

A village and civil parish in High Peak borough, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2083).


Largo

Largo (countable and uncountable, plural Largos)

Mendocino County
Mendocino County#English

A locality in Mendocino County, California, United States, from Spanish largo (“long”) for settler Lemuel Long.


Bourn

Bourn (countable and uncountable, plural Bourns)

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3256).


Westgate

Westgate (countable and uncountable, plural Westgates)

A village in Stanhope parish, County Durham (OS grid ref NY9038).

North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire#English

A hamlet in Belton parish, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SE7707).

A hamlet in Binham parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TF9740).

A community in the Hilltop neighbourhood, Columbus, Ohio.

A place in Canada:
A community in northern Manitoba.

A locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland.


Fishburn

Fishburn (countable and uncountable, plural Fishburns)

From Old English fisċ (“fish”) + burna (“stream”).

A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ364321).


Darley

Darley (countable and uncountable, plural Darleys)

Darley and Menwith
Darley and Menwith#English

A village in Darley and Menwith parish, Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2059).


Dargan

Dargan (countable and uncountable, plural Dargans)

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Deargáin (“descendant of Deargán”), a byname from dearg (“red”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

der

A village in the City of Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia.


Eccleston

en-proper noun

Eccleston (countable and uncountable, plural Ecclestons)

Eaton and Eccleston
Eaton and Eccleston#English

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A village and former civil parish, now in Eaton and Eccleston civil parish, Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4162).

A village in St Helens borough, Merseyside, England.


Gatton

Gatton (countable and uncountable, plural Gattons)

Habitational surname for someone from Gatton, Surrey, from Old English gāt (“goat”) + tūn (“settlement”).

Reigate and Banstead
Reigate and Banstead#English

A small village in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2753).


Bellevue

Bellevue (countable and uncountable, plural Bellevues)

Borrowed from French Bellevue and belle (“nice, fair”) + vue (“view”).

A placename
A place in Australia
A locality in northern Queensland.

An urban community of Crowsnest Pass, Alberta.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A community on Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.

A placename
A place in Canada
A community of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario.

A village in the French Guiana department.

United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands#English

A number of places in the United States Virgin Islands

A settlement in Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.

A settlement in Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.

A placename
A place in the United States
A village in Peoria County, Illinois.

A placename
A place in the United States
A village in Eaton County, Michigan.

A placename
A place in the United States
A village in Brown County, Wisconsin.


Elkhart

A village in Logan County, Illinois, United States.


Roanoke

Borrowed from Powhatan rawrenock (“roanoke”, literally “things rubbed smooth by hand”).

bor+

A village in Woodford County, Illinois, United States.


Pittsboro

A village, the county seat of Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States.


Westwood

en-proper noun

Westwood (countable and uncountable, plural Westwoods)

A village and civil parish in west Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8059).


Croxton

Croxton (countable and uncountable, plural Croxtons)

From either the Old Norse personal name Krókr or Old English crōc (“nook”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2459).

Kirmington and Croxton
Kirmington and Croxton#English

A hamlet in Kirmington and Croxton parish, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA0912).

A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL8786).

A hamlet in Fulmodeston parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TF9831).

A village in Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7832).


Bowley

Bowley (countable and uncountable, plural Bowleys)

From Old English boga (“bow; riverbend”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to bow + -ley (“lea”).

A hamlet in Blakemere parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5452).


Kemble

Kemble (countable and uncountable, plural Kembles)

A village in Kemble and Ewen parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST9897).

A community in Georgian Bluffs township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.


Sandridge

Sandridge (countable and uncountable, plural Sandridges)

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

A village and civil parish in the city of St Albans district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1710).

Melksham Without
Melksham Without#English

A village in Melksham Without parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9364).


Kirkbride

Kirkbride (countable and uncountable, plural Kirkbrides)

A village and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale district (OS grid ref NY2356).


Harton

Harton (countable and uncountable, plural Hartons)

From either Old English heorot (“hart, stag”) or hær (“rock”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

A village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7062).

A hamlet in Eaton-under-Heywood parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO4888).


Chute

Chute (countable and uncountable, plural Chutes)

A locality in the Shire of Pyrenees, Victoria, Australia.


Calderwood

Calderwood (countable and uncountable, plural Calderwoods)

From the river name Calder + Old English wudu (“wood”).

A village in Eastern Cape, South Africa.


Watlington

Watlington (countable and uncountable, plural Watlingtons)

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

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 TF6110).


Paw Paw

A village in Lee County, Illinois, United States.

Van Buren County
Van Buren County#English

A village, the county seat of Van Buren County, Michigan, United States. Named after the pawpaw trees which grew along the Paw Paw River.


Almon

Almon (countable and uncountable, plural Almons)


Lisle

Lisle (countable and uncountable, plural Lisles)

A village in Lisle Township and Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, United States.

A town and village therein, in Broome County, New York, United States.

A rural locality in Dorset council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Kirton

Kirton (countable and uncountable, plural Kirtons)

From Old English ċiriċe (“church”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Doublet of Cheriton. The alteration of /tʃ/ to /k/ is down to Old Norse influence.

A village and civil parish in Boston borough, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3038).

A village near Felixstowe in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2739).


Holyfield

Holyfield (countable and uncountable, plural Holyfields)

From Old English hāliġ (“holy, sacred”) + feld (“field”); equivalent to holy + field.

A hamlet in Waltham Abbey parish, Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL3803).


Dysart

Dysart (countable and uncountable, plural Dysarts)

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic dìseart (“hermit's cell, hermitage”), itself from Latin desertum (“desert, waste, solitary spot”).

der

A place name:
A village in County Roscommon, Ireland.

A village and civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland.

A village in the Rural Municipality of Lipton No. 217, Saskatchewan, Canada.

A town and locality in Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.

Southern Midlands
Southern Midlands#English

A rural locality in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Marysville

Frontenac County
Frontenac County#English

A village on Wolfe Island, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.

A community of Tyendinaga, Hastings County, Ontario.


Haddon

en-proper noun

Haddon (countable and uncountable, plural Haddons)

# For the place in Cambridgeshire: 'Hædda's Hill', from Middle English Haddedune, from Old English personal name Hœdda + dūn (“hill”).
# For all other places in England (including derivative compounds): 'Heath Hill', from Old English hæþ (“heath”) + dūn (“hill”).

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1392).


Rake

Rake (countable and uncountable, plural Rakes)

A village in Rogate parish, Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU8027).


Rochford

Rochford (countable and uncountable, plural Rochfords)

From Middle English Rochford, from two sources in Old English, both of which eventually converged into the modern form:
# 'The rook ford' or 'Rook's ford', from Old English hrōc (“rook”), genitive plural hrōca + ford, or else from Old English personal name Hrōc, genitive singular Hrōces + ford (respectively).
# 'Ford of the hunting dogs', from Old English ræċċ (“hunting dog”), genitive singular ræċċes (the vowel later assimilated to that of Old French roche (“rock, cliff”)) + ford.

A civil parish and two hamlets, Lower Rochford and Upper Rochford, in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid refs SO6368/6367).

A small settlement and locality lgarea Shire of Macedon Ranges Victoria, Australia.


Greenough

Greenough (countable and uncountable, plural Greenoughs)

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A historical settlement 400 kilometres north of Perth, Western Australia.


Hooley

Hooley (countable and uncountable, plural Hooleys)

A small village in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England, just outside Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2856).


Dunsmore

Dunsmore (countable and uncountable, plural Dunsmores)

From either:
# Old English personal name Dunna, genitive singular Dunnas + mōr (“moor”).
# Old English dūn (“hill”), genitive singular dūnes + mōr (“moor”).

A hamlet in Ellesborough parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP861110).


Cresswell

Cresswell (countable and uncountable, plural Cresswells)

A coastal village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ2993).

Draycott in the Moors
Draycott in the Moors#English

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English

A village in Draycott in the Moors parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9739).

A community in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.


Kennington

Kennington (countable and uncountable, plural Kenningtons)

# For the place in Kent: 'Royal manor', from Old English cyne- (“royal”) + -ing + tūn (“manor”).
# For the places in Oxfordshire & London: 'The estate of Cena', from Old English personal name Cēna + -ing + tūn (“estate”).

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5202).


Lattimer

Lattimer (countable and uncountable, plural Lattimers)

A village in Pennsylvania, United States


Thornley

Thornley (countable and uncountable, plural Thornleys)

From Old English þorn (“thorn, thorny bush”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to thorn + -ley (“lea”).

A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3639).

A village in Wolsingham parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1137).


Martinsburg

From Martin + -s- + -burg.
* (Indiana): Founded in 1818 by Dr. Abner Martin.

United States of America
United States of America

The name of several places in the United States of America:

A small village in Dixon County, Nebraska.


Halse

Greatworth and Halse
Greatworth and Halse#English

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

South Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire#English

A small village in Greatworth and Halse parish, West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP5640).

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district and Taunton Deane district before that (OS grid ref ST1428).


Waverly

The name of many places in the United States of America:

A village, the county seat of Pike County, Ohio.


Orangeburg

census-designated place
census-designated place

A hamlet and census-designated place in Rockland County, New York, United States.


Barnesville

A village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.


Van Buren

A number of places in the United States:


DeWitt

A village in Illinois; named for DeWitt Clinton.


Calaveras

A community of Wilson County, Texas, United States.


Elsey

Elsey (countable and uncountable, plural Elseys)

From the Old English personal name Ælfsiġe, which is composed of the elements ælf (“elf”) and siġe (“victory”).

Northern Territory
Northern Territory#English

A locality and national park in Roper Gulf Region, Northern Territory, Australia, named after Elsey Creek and Joseph Ravenscroft Elsey.


Studley

Studley (countable and uncountable, plural Studleys)

From Old English stōd (“enclosure for keeping horses; stud”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to stud + -ley (“lea”).

der

A large village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP0763).

A small village between Calne and Chippenham in Calne Without parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9671).


Gillan

en-proper noun

Gillan (countable and uncountable, plural Gillans)

St Anthony-in-Meneage
St Anthony-in-Meneage#English

A hamlet in St Anthony-in-Meneage parish, Cornwall, England, south of the tidal Gillan Creek (OS grid ref SW7825).


Tilford

Tilford (countable and uncountable, plural Tilfords)

A village and civil parish south-east of Farnham, Waverley borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU8743).


Bracewell

Bracewell (countable and uncountable, plural Bracewells)

A rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.

A small village in Barnoldswick parish, Pendle borough, Lancashire, England, previously in Bracewell and Brogden parish, abolished 1 April 2023 (OS grid ref SD8648).


Grand Marais

A community of the Rural Municipality of St. Clements, Manitoba, Canada.


Charlesworth

Charlesworth (countable and uncountable, plural Charlesworths)

A village and civil parish in High Peak borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK0093).


Girton

Girton (countable and uncountable, plural Girtons)

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

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4262).

Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood#English

A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK8266).


Forward

Forward (countable and uncountable, plural Forwards)

A hamlet and former village in the Rural Municipality of Norton No. 69, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Pigeon

Pigeon (countable and uncountable, plural Pigeons)

A village in Winsor Township, Huron County, Michigan.


Capel

Capel (countable and uncountable, plural Capels)

A hamlet and civil parish in Tunbridge Wells borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6344).

A village and civil parish in Mole Valley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1740).


Mallow

Mallow (countable and uncountable, plural Mallows)

County of Newell
County of Newell#English

A locality in the County of Newell, Alberta, Canada.


Hambleton

Hambleton (countable and uncountable, plural Hambletons)

From Old English hamel (“crooked (hill)”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish in Wyre district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD3742).

A hamlet in Bolton Abbey parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SE0553).

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5530).

Kilburn High and Low
Kilburn High and Low#English

A hamlet in Cold Kirby parish, previously in Ryedale district and Kilburn High and Low parish, previously in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5283).

A village and civil parish on a peninsula in Rutland Water, Rutland (OS grid ref SK9007). The village is also known as Upper Hambleton, the name used on OS maps.


Villeneuve

Villeneuve (countable and uncountable, plural Villeneuves)

Borrowed from French Villeneuve (literally “Newtown, new town”).

bor

A placename:
A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.

A frazione in Quart, Aosta Valley, Italy.


Capron

en-proper noun

Capron (countable and uncountable, plural Caprons)

A place in the United States:
A village in Boone County, Illinois.