Sutton Bridge

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


Wells-next-the-Sea

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


Sleaford

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

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


Romsey

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


Old Alresford

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


Bourne

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

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


Southwell

Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood#English

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


New Alresford

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

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

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


Alresford

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

der

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


Ilfracombe

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


Kingsteignton

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


Okehampton

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


Crediton

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

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


Ross-on-Wye

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


Bampton

en-proper noun

Bampton (countable and uncountable, plural Bamptons)

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

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

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

West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire#English

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


Amesbury

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


Tidworth

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


Hornsea

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

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

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


Barton upon Humber

North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire#English

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


Downton

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


Market Weighton

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


Ashmore

Ashmore (countable and uncountable, plural Ashmores)

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

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


Melbourn

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

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


Pocklington

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


Holcombe

Holcombe (countable and uncountable, plural Holcombes)

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

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


Broadwell

Broadwell (countable and uncountable, plural Broadwells)

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

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

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


Bow

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


Probus

From its church dedicated to Saint Probus.

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


Debden

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


Kidlington

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


Haverhill

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

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


Loughton

Loughton (countable and uncountable, plural Loughtons)

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

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


Clovelly

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


Arrington

Arrington (countable and uncountable, plural Arringtons)

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

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


Brereton

Brereton (countable and uncountable, plural Breretons)

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

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


Kilburn

Kilburn (countable and uncountable, plural Kilburns)

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

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


Harling

Harling (countable and uncountable, plural Harlings)

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

A civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England.


Skelton

Skelton (countable and uncountable, plural Skeltons)

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

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

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

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


Westfield

Westfield (countable and uncountable, plural Westfields)

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

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

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


Witney

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


Charlton Kings

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


Whitehill

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

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


Bagby

Bagby (countable and uncountable, plural Bagbys)

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

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


Manley

Manley (countable and uncountable, plural Manleys)

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

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

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


Stratton

Stratton (countable and uncountable, plural Strattons)

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

der

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


Featherstone

en-proper noun

Featherstone (countable and uncountable, plural Featherstones)

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

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

South Staffordshire
South Staffordshire#English

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

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


Winton

Winton (usually uncountable, plural Wintons)

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

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


Scriven

Scriven (countable and uncountable, plural Scrivens)

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

der

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


Darrington

en-proper noun

Darrington (countable and uncountable, plural Darringtons)

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

A village and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England.


Plumley

Plumley (countable and uncountable, plural Plumleys)

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

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


Oakham

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


Heckington

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

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


Chilton

Chilton (countable and uncountable, plural Chiltons)

Chilton
Chilton, Oxfordshire
Domesday Book
Medieval Latin

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

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

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


Yetminster

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


Shillingstone

/ˈʃɪlɪŋstən/

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


Sturminster Newton

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


Blandford Forum

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

inh

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


Maiden Newton

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


Ripon

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


Harden

en-proper noun

Harden (countable and uncountable, plural Hardens)

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


Smallwood

Smallwood (countable and uncountable, plural Smallwoods)

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


Crowell

South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire#English

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


Corley

Corley (countable and uncountable, plural Corleys)

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

North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire#English

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


Covington

en-prop

Covington (countable and uncountable, plural Covingtons)

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

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


Parham

en-proper noun

Parham (countable and uncountable, plural Parhams)

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

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


Whittington

Whittington (countable and uncountable, plural Whittingtons)

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

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

A civil parish north of Hexham, Northumberland.

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


Dent

Dent (countable and uncountable, plural Dents)

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


Felton

Felton (countable and uncountable, plural Feltons)

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

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


Nesbitt

Nesbitt (countable and uncountable, plural Nesbitts)

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

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


Marlow

Marlow (countable and uncountable, plural Marlows)

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

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


Whitmore

Whitmore (countable and uncountable, plural Whitmores)

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

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


Minster

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


Hook

Hook (countable and uncountable, plural Hooks)

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

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

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

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


Tong

Tong (countable and uncountable, plural Tongs)

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

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


Huntley

Huntley (countable and uncountable, plural Huntleys)

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


Willey

Willey (countable and uncountable, plural Willeys)

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

A civil parish in Herefordshire, England.

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


Smalley

Smalley (countable and uncountable, plural Smalleys)

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

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


Birch

Birch (countable and uncountable, plural Birches)

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


Moulton

Moulton (countable and uncountable, plural Moultons)

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

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

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

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

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


Beaulieu

Beaulieu (countable and uncountable, plural Beaulieus)

From Old French beau + lieu, French Beaulieu.

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


Ellington

Ellington (countable and uncountable, plural Ellingtons)

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

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


Maxey

Maxey (countable and uncountable, plural Maxeys)

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

der

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


Earley

en-proper noun

Earley (countable and uncountable, plural Earleys)

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


Eggleston

Eggleston (countable and uncountable, plural Egglestons)

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

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


Upchurch

Upchurch (countable and uncountable, plural Upchurches)

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

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


Lindley

Lindley (countable and uncountable, plural Lindleys)

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

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


Broome

Broome (countable and uncountable, plural Broomes)

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

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


Colburn

Colburn (countable and uncountable, plural Colburns)

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

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


Handley

Handley (countable and uncountable, plural Handleys)

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


Hardwick

Hardwick (countable and uncountable, plural Hardwicks)

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

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

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

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

North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire#English

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


Whatley

Whatley (countable and uncountable, plural Whatleys)

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

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


Bratton

Bratton (countable and uncountable, plural Brattons)

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


Cosgrove

Cosgrove (countable and uncountable, plural Cosgroves)

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

der

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

South Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire#English

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


Halstead

en-proper noun

Halstead (countable and uncountable, plural Halsteads)

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

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


Littleton

Littleton (countable and uncountable, plural Littletons)

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

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


Cranford

Cranford (countable and uncountable, plural Cranfords)

A civil parish in Kettering district, Northamptonshire, England.


Belton

Belton (countable and uncountable, plural Beltons)

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

der

North West Leicestershire
North West Leicestershire#English

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

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


Kersey

en-proper noun

Kersey (countable and uncountable, plural Kerseys)

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

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


Lilley

Lilley (countable and uncountable, plural Lilleys)

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

North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire#English

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


Harwell

Harwell (countable and uncountable, plural Harwells)

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

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

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


Bosley

Bosley (countable and uncountable, plural Bosleys)

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


Milburn

Milburn (countable and uncountable, plural Milburns)

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

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


Newland

Newland (countable and uncountable, plural Newlands)

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

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

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


Martindale

Martindale (countable and uncountable, plural Martindales)

A valley and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England.


Hargrave

Hargrave (countable and uncountable, plural Hargraves)

Habitational surname, from Old English hār (“grey”) or hara (“hare”) + graf (“grove”) or grǣfe (“thicket”).

A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref TL0370).

East Northamptonshire
East Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL7759).


Boynton

Boynton (countable and uncountable, plural Boyntons)

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

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA136682).


Haile

Haile (countable and uncountable, plural Hailes)

A village and civil parish (served by Haile and Wilton Parish Council) in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NY0308).


Woodbury

Woodbury (countable and uncountable, plural Woodburys)

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

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


Brigham

Brigham (countable and uncountable, plural Brighams)

From bryċġ + hām, "homestead by the bridge".

A village and civil parish in Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY0830).


Horsley

Horsley (countable and uncountable, plural Horsleys)

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

A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK380444).

A village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST830980).

A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ095665).


Embleton

Embleton (countable and uncountable, plural Embletons)

A village and civil parish (served by Embleton and District Parish Council) in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY1730).

A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU2322).


Thornhill

Thornhill (countable and uncountable, plural Thornhills)

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


Wingfield

Wingfield (countable and uncountable, plural Wingfields)

A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk; John de Wingfield was a resident (OS grid ref TM2376).

A village and civil parish west of Trowbridge, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8256).


Barham

Barham (countable and uncountable, plural Barhams)

Two possible origins:
* The villages in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk are named with Old English beorg (“hill”) + hām (“homestead”).
* The village in Kent is probably named with an unattested Old English personal name *Beora, a derivative of bera (“bear”), + hām (“homestead”).

A village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2050).

A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1451).


Whitehouse

Whitehouse (countable and uncountable, plural Whitehouses)

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A civil parish with a community council in Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8137).


Hatley

Hatley (countable and uncountable, plural Hatleys)

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

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL281510).


Kingsbury

Kingsbury (countable and uncountable, plural Kingsburys)

Originally from Old English Cingesberia, Chinesburie, &c., from cyninges (“king's”) + burh (“fort, manor, town”). Later derived from earlier places named Kingsbury and from people bearing the surname. Equivalent to king's -bury. Doublet of Kingsburg, Kingsburgh, and Conisbrough. Cf. Kingstown, Kingston, Kingsville, Coniston, Conington, and Queensbury.

doublet

A village and civil parish in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2196).


Parton

en-proper noun

Parton (countable and uncountable, plural Partons)

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

A village and civil parish in Copeland borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NX9820).


Tankersley

Tankersley (countable and uncountable, plural Tankersleys)

A village and civil parish in Barnsley borough, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3400).


Benefield

Benefield (countable and uncountable, plural Benefields)

Recorded as Beringafeld in the Cartularium Saxonicum, the placename derives from the Old English personal name Bera + -ing (“belonging to”) + feld (“field”). The -n- in the present name is most probably due to Anglo-Norman assimilation.

A civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, which includes the villages of Upper and Lower Benefield.


Pelton

Pelton (countable and uncountable, plural Peltons)

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

A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2553).


Priddy

Priddy (countable and uncountable, plural Priddys)

A village and civil parish in Mendip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST5250).


Claxton

Claxton (countable and uncountable, plural Claxtons)

From either the Old Norse personal name Klakkr or Old English clacc (“hill, peak”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish (served by Claxton and Sand Hutton Parish Council) in Ryedale district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6960).


Beckley

Beckley (countable and uncountable, plural Beckleys)

A village and civil parish in Rother district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ8523).


Appleby

Appleby (countable and uncountable, plural Applebys)

From Old English æppel (“apple”) and Old Norse býr (“farm, town”), from the root of the verb Old Norse búa (“to dwell”).

A village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9514).


Wortham

From Old English worþ (“enclosure”) + hām (“homestead”).

A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0877).


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).


Musgrave

en-proper noun

Musgrave (countable and uncountable, plural Musgraves)

From Old English mūs (“mouse”) + grāf (“grove”).

A civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district, which includes the villages of Great Musgrave and Little Musgrave.


Burford

Burford (countable and uncountable, plural Burfords)

A town and civil parish with a town council in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2512).


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).


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).


Barnwell

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


Welton

Welton (countable and uncountable, plural Weltons)

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

der

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).

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


Woodford

en-proper noun

Woodford (countable and uncountable, plural Woodfords)

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

A civil parish containing the villages of Lower, Middle and Upper Woodford, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1236).


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).

A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Kettering borough (OS grid ref SP8181).


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).


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).


Witham

Witham (countable and uncountable, plural Withams)

From the Old English personal name Wit or wiht (“bend”) + hām (“homestead”).

A town and civil parish with a town council in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8214).


Stickney

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).


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 civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.


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).


Beech

Beech (countable and uncountable, plural Beeches)

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


Kirkham

Kirkham (countable and uncountable, plural Kirkhams)

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

A town and civil parish in Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4232).


Weekley

Weekley (countable and uncountable, plural Weekleys)

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

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


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


Fulford

Fulford (countable and uncountable, plural Fulfords)

From Old English fūl (“dirty, muddy”) + ford (“ford”).

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

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


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).


Rushton

en-proper noun

Rushton (countable and uncountable, plural Rushtons)

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

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

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

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English

A civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England, which includes the village of Rushton Spencer.


Cowden

Cowden (countable and uncountable, plural Cowdens)

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


Dunford

Dunford (countable and uncountable, plural Dunfords)

A civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.


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).


Lowther

Lowther (countable and uncountable, plural Lowthers)

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


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 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).


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).


Barwick

Barwick (countable and uncountable, plural Barwicks)

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

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).


Keele

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

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


Mellor

Mellor (countable and uncountable, plural Mellors)

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

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


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).


Langham

Langham (countable and uncountable, plural Langhams)

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

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).

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


Southwick

Southwick (countable and uncountable, plural Southwicks)

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

(uncountable) A number of places in England:

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).


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).


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


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).


Garton

Garton (countable and uncountable, plural Gartons)

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

der

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

Garton on the Wolds
Garton on the Wolds#English

A civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, which includes the village of Garton on the Wolds.


Hartfield

en-proper noun

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).


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).


Bainbridge

Bainbridge (countable and uncountable, plural Bainbridges)

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

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


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).


Belmont

Belmont (countable and uncountable, plural Belmonts)

A suburb of the city of Durham and civil parish in County Durham (OS grid ref NZ3043).


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”).

A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF7002).

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


Whitton

Whitton (countable and uncountable, plural Whittons)

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

(uncountable) A place in the United Kingdom:

A small civil parish (served by Claydon and Whitton Parish Council) in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, north of the suburb in Ipswich.

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).


Dunton

Dunton (countable and uncountable, plural Duntons)

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

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).


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).


Shute

Shute (countable and uncountable, plural Shutes)

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


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).


Grimsargh

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


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).


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).


Helland

Helland (countable and uncountable, plural Hellands)

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


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).


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).


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).


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).

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


Lupton

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”).

West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire#English

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


Silverton

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


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).


Chappel

en-proper noun

Chappel (countable and uncountable, plural Chappels)

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


Gayton

Gayton (countable and uncountable, plural Gaytons)

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).


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)


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).


Creswell

en-proper noun

Creswell (countable and uncountable, plural Creswells)

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

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


Brindley

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).


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).


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).


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).


Yelverton

Yelverton (countable and uncountable, plural Yelvertons)

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

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


Laxton

Laxton (countable and uncountable, plural Laxtons)

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

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


Eastham

Eastham (countable and uncountable, plural Easthams)

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

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).


Chatsworth

A civil parish in and around Chatsworth House, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England.


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).


Gratton

Gratton (countable and uncountable, plural Grattons)

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

A civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK205061).


Tarvin

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).


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 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).

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).


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),


Dulas

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


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 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).


Nettleton

en-proper noun

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).


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).

A civil parish in southern Northumberland, see Haydon Bridge.


Harting

Harting (countable and uncountable, plural Hartings)

* The placename is from the Old English nickname Heort (presumably related to heorte) + -ingas.
* The English surname is a variant of Hartin.
* As a north/Low German surname Härting, patronymic from Hart or Hardt.

A civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex, England, which includes East Harting, South Harting and West Harting.


Harford

Harford (countable and uncountable, plural Harfords)

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


Wix

Wix (countable and uncountable, plural Wixes)

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


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).


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).


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.


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).


Netherton

Netherton (countable and uncountable, plural Nethertons)

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

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

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


Westwood

Westwood (countable and uncountable, plural Westwoods)

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


Kirkbride

Kirkbride (countable and uncountable, plural Kirkbrides)

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


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).


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).

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


Chute

Chute (countable and uncountable, plural Chutes)

A civil parish in eastern Wiltshire, England, which includes the settlements listed below.


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).


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).

South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire#English

A market town and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU6894).


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).


Haddon

Haddon (countable and uncountable, plural Haddons)

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


Wallingford

Wallingford (countable and uncountable, plural Wallingfords)

A town and civil parish with a town council in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU6089).


Rochford

Rochford (countable and uncountable, plural Rochfords)

A town and civil parish in the Rochford district, in southeastern Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ8790).

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


Cresswell

Cresswell (countable and uncountable, plural Cresswells)

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


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).


Halse

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).


Tilford

Tilford (countable and uncountable, plural Tilfords)

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


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).


Charlesworth

en-proper noun

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”).

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).


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).


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

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.


Tarleton

Tarleton (countable and uncountable, plural Tarletons)

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

der

A large village and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4520).


Highley

en-proper noun

Highley (countable and uncountable, plural Highleys)

Recorded as Hugelei in the Domesday Book, the village is named with the unattested Old English personal name *Hugga + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7483).


Albury

Albury (countable and uncountable, plural Alburys)

From eald (“old”) + burg (“fort”). Compare other placenames, such as Aldborough, Aldbrough, Aldbury, Aldeburgh and Aldeby, and German Oldenburg.

East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4324).

A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0547).


Cantley

Cantley (countable and uncountable, plural Cantleys)

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6202).


Burbage

Burbage (countable and uncountable, plural Burbages)

Hinckley and Bosworth
Hinckley and Bosworth#English

A suburban village and civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP4392).

A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2361).


Swaby

Swaby (countable and uncountable, plural Swabys)

From the Old Norse ethnic byname Sváfi (“Swabian”) + býr (“farm, settlement”).

A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF387775).


Hurn

Hurn (countable and uncountable, plural Hurns)

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole#English

A village and civil parish in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ1297).


Partington

Partington (countable and uncountable, plural Partingtons)

A town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7191).


Semington

A village and civil parish of Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8960).


Lyneham

A small village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2720).


Chipping Norton

A market town and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP3127).


Bold

Bold (countable and uncountable, plural Bolds)

* As an English surname, from the adjective bold (“daring courageous”) or the noun bold (“dwelling, house”).
* As a Swedish and German surname, related to the adjective above, such as in Baldwin and Reinbold.

A civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England.


Croston

Croston (countable and uncountable, plural Crostons)

In Lancashire, from Old Norse kross or Old English cros + tūn.

A village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4818).


Dummer

Dummer (countable and uncountable, plural Dummers)

In Hampshire, recorded as Dunmere in 1086 (DB), from Old English dūn + mere (pond on a hill). The surname possibly originates from Hampshire.

A village and civil parish south-west of Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5846).


Harewood

Harewood (countable and uncountable, plural Harewoods)

From Old English hāra, definite form of hār (“grey”) + wudu (“wood, forest”).

A civil parish in south-east Herefordshire, England, served by Llanwarne and District Group Parish Council (OS grid ref SO5328).

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2245).


Boxley

Boxley (countable and uncountable, plural Boxleys)

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

A village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7758).


Wishaw

North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire#English

A small village and civil parish (served by Wishaw and Moxhull Parish Council) in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP1794).


Goldsborough

Goldsborough (countable and uncountable, plural Goldsboroughs)

From the Old English personal name Godel or Golda + -s- + burg (“fortress, stronghold”).

A village and civil parish (served by Goldsborough and Flaxby Parish Council) in Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3856).


Mells

A village and civil parish in Mendip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7249).


Beswick

Beswick (countable and uncountable, plural Beswicks)

From the Old English personal name Beac + -s- + wīc (“village”).

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA012481).


Lorton

Lorton (countable and uncountable, plural Lortons)

A civil parish of Allerdale district, Cumbria, England, including the villages of High Lorton and Low Lorton (OS grid ref NY1525).


Satterthwaite

Satterthwaite (countable and uncountable, plural Satterthwaites)

From Old Norse sætr (“pasture”) + þveit (“clearing”).

A village and civil parish in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD338923).


Winford

Winford (countable and uncountable, plural Winfords)

Perhaps from Old English winn (“meadow”) + ford (“ford”).

A village and civil parish in North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST5465).


Bartlow

Bartlow (countable and uncountable, plural Bartlows)

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England, on the Essex border (OS grid ref TL5845).


Burn

Burn (countable and uncountable, plural Burns)

* The surname is of English origin, variant of Bourne.
* The placename in Yorkshire is likely related to the suffix -burn, found in placenames such as Woodburn, Glusburn, etc., from burn (“stream”).

A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5928).


Bonsall

Bonsall (countable and uncountable, plural Bonsalls)

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2758).


Montford

Montford (countable and uncountable, plural Montfords)

Recorded as Maneford in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from Old English ġemǣne (“common, general, communal”) + ford (“ford”). The surname could also be a variant of Mundford.

der

A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4114).


Sarratt

en-proper noun

Sarratt (countable and uncountable, plural Sarratts)

A village and civil parish in Three Rivers district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TQ0499).


Trowell

Trowell (countable and uncountable, plural Trowells)

A village and civil parish in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England, on the border with Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4839).


Byford

Byford (countable and uncountable, plural Byfords)

From Old English byġe (“curve, bend”) + ford (“ford”), "ford at the river bend".

A village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref S03942).


Holford

Holford (countable and uncountable, plural Holfords)

From Old English holh (“hole; hollow, sunken”) + ford (“ford”).

der

A village and civil parish in Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST1541).


Roughton

en-proper noun

Roughton (countable and uncountable, plural Roughtons)

From either Old Norse rugr (“rye”) or Old English rūh (“rough”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”); compare the doublet Rowton.

A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2464).

A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2137).


Byfield

Byfield (countable and uncountable, plural Byfields)

From Old English bi (“by, near, next to”) + feld (“field”).

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5153).


Northam

Northam (countable and uncountable, plural Northams)

A small town and civil parish with a town council in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4528).


Bagnall

Bagnall (countable and uncountable, plural Bagnalls)

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English

A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9250).


Fawley

Fawley (countable and uncountable, plural Fawleys)

From either Old English fealu (“yellow, fallow, dun”) or fealh (“fallow land”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to fallow + -ley (“lea”).

der

A small village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3981).

A small village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SU7586).

A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4503).


Hawthorn

en-proper noun

Hawthorn (countable and uncountable, plural Hawthorns)

A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4145).


Bitton

Bitton (countable and uncountable, plural Bittons)

South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire#English

A village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6869).


Weedon

Weedon (countable and uncountable, plural Weedons)

From Old English wēoh (“pre-Christian idol”) + dun (“hill”).

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP8118).


Cottam

Cottam (countable and uncountable, plural Cottams)

A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9964).

A village and civil parish (served by Treswell with Cottam Parish Council) in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK8179).


Bulmer

Bulmer (countable and uncountable, plural Bulmers)

A village and civil parish in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8440).

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7067).


Brailsford

Brailsford (countable and uncountable, plural Brailsfords)

From a variant of Old English byrġels (“burial place; barrow”) + ford (“ford”).

der

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK254414).


Bransford

en-proper noun

Bransford (countable and uncountable, plural Bransfords)

A village and civil parish (served by Leigh and Bransford Parish Council) in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7952).


Woolston

Woolston (countable and uncountable, plural Woolstons)

A suburban area and civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6489).


Lyford

Lyford (countable and uncountable, plural Lyfords)

From Old English līn (“flax”) + ford (“ford”).

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 SU3994).


Whittingham

Whittingham (countable and uncountable, plural Whittinghams)

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

A civil parish in Preston district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD505345).

A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, previously in Alnwick district (OS grid ref NU065115).


Billing

Billing (countable and uncountable, plural Billings)

From the Old English surname, named after Billing in Liverpool, from bil (“double-edged sword”).

A civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Northampton borough, which includes Great Billing and Little Billing.


Hockley

Hockley (countable and uncountable, plural Hockleys)

From either the Old English personal name Hocca or hocc (“mallow”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

A large village and civil parish in Rochford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ8392).


Adderley

Adderley (countable and uncountable, plural Adderleys)

From the Old English personal name Ealdred + lēah (“woodland clearing”).

A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ661397).


Bloxham

Bloxham (countable and uncountable, plural Bloxhams)

From an unrecorded Old English byname Blocc + -s- + hām (“manor, estate”).

A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4235).


Tonge

Tonge (countable and uncountable, plural Tonges)

A village and civil parish in Swale district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ9363).


Halling

Halling (countable and uncountable, plural Hallings)

A village and civil parish in Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7064).


Haswell

Haswell (countable and uncountable, plural Haswells)

From Old English hæsl (“hazel”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3743).


Tatham

Tatham (countable and uncountable, plural Tathams)

From the Old English personal name Tata + hām (“homestead”).

A village and civil parish in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD605695).


Dunnington

Dunnington (countable and uncountable, plural Dunningtons)

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

A village and civil parish in the City of York, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE671526).


Eggleton

Eggleton (countable and uncountable, plural Eggletons)

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

A civil parish in Herefordshire, England.


Hunton

Hunton (countable and uncountable, plural Huntons)

A small village and civil parish in Maidstone district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ7249).

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE1892).


Hoon

Hoon (countable and uncountable, plural Hoons)

From the Dutch surname de Hoon, from Middle Dutch hoon (“dangerous”), from Old Dutch *honi (“despicable”).

South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire#English

A civil parish (without a council) in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2231).


Wedmore

A village and civil parish in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4347).


Littlehampton

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ0202).


Midhurst

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU8821).


Kingsland

Kingsland (countable and uncountable, plural Kingslands)

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4461).


Winkfield

Winkfield (countable and uncountable, plural Winkfields)

Bracknell Forest
Bracknell Forest#English

A village and civil parish in Bracknell Forest UA, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9072).


Northcott

Northcott (countable and uncountable, plural Northcotts)

From Old English norþ (“north”) + cot (“cottage”).

St Giles on the Heath
St Giles on the Heath

A hamlet and civil parish (served by St Giles on the Heath with Northcott Parish Council) in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX3392).


Northway

Northway (countable and uncountable, plural Northways)

A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO9233).


Withington

Withington (countable and uncountable, plural Withingtons)

Two main origins:
* The village in Gloucestershire is from the Old English personal name Widia + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
* The suburb of Manchester is from Old English wīþing (“willow copse”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0315).

A village and civil parish (served by Withington Group Parish Council) in Herefordshire, England, north-east of Hereford (OS grid ref SO5643).


Lymm

A large village and civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6887).


Wilmslow

A town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8481).


Mossley

From Old English mos (“moss, bog”) + lēah (“meadow”).

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9702).


Shipton

Shipton (usually uncountable, plural Shiptons)

A small village and civil parish (served by Easthope, Shipton and Stanton Long Parish Council) in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5691).


Seaham

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4249).


Baston

Baston (countable and uncountable, plural Bastons)

From the French and English surname, from Old French bastun (“stick”).

A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1114).


Wigglesworth

Wigglesworth (countable and uncountable, plural Wigglesworths)

From Old English winċel (“nook, corner”) + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”).

A village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD8056).


Howden

Howden (countable and uncountable, plural Howdens)

A small town and civil parish with a town council in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7428).


Rainford

Rainford (countable and uncountable, plural Rainfords)

From Old Norse rein (“boundary”), Old Norse roynir (“rowan”) or the Old English personal name Regna + ford (“ford”).

A large village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SD4801).


Riverhead

A village and civil parish near Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5156).


Cottingham

Cottingham (countable and uncountable, plural Cottinghams)

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

A large village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0432).

A village and civil parish in Corby borough, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8490).


Emberton

Emberton (countable and uncountable, plural Embertons)

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

A village and civil parish in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP885495).


Broxton

Broxton (countable and uncountable, plural Broxtons)

From Old English burgæsn (“burial place”); the suffix -ton is not historical and it's the product of a the development of the original ending -son.

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A village and civil parish (served by Broxton and District Parish Council) in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4854).


Grimley

Grimley (countable and uncountable, plural Grimleys)

A village and civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8360).


Ramsden

Ramsden (countable and uncountable, plural Ramsdens)

Probably from Old English hramsa (“onion, garlic”) + dene (“valley”).

West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3515).


Rowton

Rowton (countable and uncountable, plural Rowtons)

From Old English rūh (“rough”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”); compare the doublet Roughton.

A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Chester, England (OS grid ref SJ4464).


Manton

Manton (countable and uncountable, plural Mantons)

Various origins:
* In general, from Old English ġemǣne (“common, shared”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).
* In the case of the village in Lincolnshire, from Old English mealm (“sand, chalk”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).
* The surname can also be an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Manntáin (“descendant of Manntán”), a nickname derived from a diminutive of mantach (“toothless”).

der

North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9302).

A village and civil parish in Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK8804).


Winterton

en-proper noun

Winterton (countable and uncountable, plural Wintertons)

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

A town and civil parish with a town council in North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9218).


Olney

Olney (countable and uncountable, plural Olneys)

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

A market town and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8851).


Blakesley

Blakesley (countable and uncountable, plural Blakesleys)

South Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP6250).


Turvey

Turvey (countable and uncountable, plural Turveys)

From Old English turf (“turf, sod”) + īeġ (“island”).

A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9452).


Coombes

en-prop

Coombes (countable and uncountable, plural Coombeses)

A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Adur district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ1908).


Walford

en-proper noun

Walford (countable and uncountable, plural Walfords)

Various origins:
* The village in Shropshire is named with Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) + ford (“ford”).
* The village in Herefordshire is named with Old English wealh (“foreigner; Briton”) + ford (“ford”).

der

A village and civil parish in south Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO587204).


Ashurst

en-proper noun

Ashurst (countable and uncountable, plural Ashursts)

From Old English æsċ (“ash-tree”) + hyrst (“wooded hill”).

A village and civil parish in Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ179161).


Walmer

Walmer (countable and uncountable, plural Walmers)

From Old English wealh (“Welshman”), genitive plural weala + mere (“lake, sea”).

A town and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3750).


Leverton

Leverton (countable and uncountable, plural Levertons)

Two main origins:
* The hamlet in Berkshire is named with the Old English personal name Lēofwaru, which is composed of the elements lēof (“dear, beloved”) and waru (“care, guard, protection”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
* The village in Lincolnshire is named with Old English lǣfer (“rush, reed”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish in Boston district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3947).


Wetherby

Wetherby (countable and uncountable, plural Wetherbys)

From Old Norse veðr (“wether (sheep)”) + býr (“farmstead”).

A market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4048).


Bamburgh

From Middle English Bamburg, Bamburgh, from Old English Bebbanburh, Bebbanburg, from Bebba (female personal name) + burh, burg (“city, stronghold”).

compound

A coastal village and civil parish in northern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1834).


Stonehouse

en-proper noun

Stonehouse (countable and uncountable, plural Stonehouses)

A town and civil parish with a town council in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8005).


Northwood

A village and civil parish near Cowes, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ4894).


Thirsk

Thirsk (countable and uncountable, plural Thirsks)

From a metathesized form of Old Norse þresk (“fen; lake”).

A town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE429820).


Atherstone

A town and civil parish in and the administrative centre of North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP3097).


Cranfield

Cranfield (countable and uncountable, plural Cranfields)

From Old English cran (“crane”) + feld (“field”).

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9542).


Saxby

Saxby (countable and uncountable, plural Saxbys)

"Village of the Saxons", from the Old English Seaxa (“Saxons”) + Old Norse býr (“farm; settlement”).

A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0086).


Bostock

Bostock (countable and uncountable, plural Bostocks)

A civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England. Bostock Hall and the village of Bostock Green are within the parish.


Danbury

"The stronghold of the people called after Dæne", from Old English folk name Dœnningas, genitive plural *Dœnninga + byriġ, dative case of burh (“fort, castle”).

A village and civil parish in the City of Chelmsford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7805).


Wigton

Wigton (countable and uncountable, plural Wigtons)

From the Old English personal name Wicga, a byname from wicga (“earwig”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A market town and civil parish in Allerdale district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY255481).


Combe

Combe (countable and uncountable, plural Combes)

A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU3760).

A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4116).


Hermitage

A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU5073).


Hornby

Hornby (countable and uncountable, plural Hornbys)

A village and civil parish (served by Smeaton and Hornby Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ3605).

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2293).


Scotton

Scotton (countable and uncountable, plural Scottons)

A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England; not to be confused with Scotter, just to the north (OS grid ref SK8999).

A village and civil parish (served by Scotton and Lingerfield Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district (OS grid ref SE3259).

Catterick Garrison
Catterick Garrison#English

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district; the parish includes a large part of Catterick Garrison (OS grid ref SE1995).


Cudworth

Cudworth (countable and uncountable, plural Cudworths)

From the Old English personal name Cutha or Cuda + worþ (“enclosure”).

A small village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3810).


Ashwell

Ashwell (countable and uncountable, plural Ashwells)

From Old English æsc (“ashtree”) + wella (“spring”).

North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2639).

A village and civil parish in Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK8613).


Bardon

Bardon (countable and uncountable, plural Bardons)

North West Leicestershire
North West Leicestershire#English

A civil parish and settlement (former village) in North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4412).


Cawthorne

Cawthorne (countable and uncountable, plural Cawthornes)

From Old English cald (“cold”) + þorn (“thornbush”).

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2807).


Yearsley

Yearsley (countable and uncountable, plural Yearsleys)

From the Old English personal name Eofor, a byname from eofor (“wild boar”), + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

A village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5874).


Harston

Harston (countable and uncountable, plural Harstons)

Two possible origins:
* The village in Cambridgeshire is probably named with the Old English personal name Herel + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
* The village in Leicestershire is named with Old English hār (“grey”) + stān (“stone”).

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4250).


Fairburn

Fairburn (countable and uncountable, plural Fairburns)

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + burna (“stream”).

A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4727).


Melling

Melling (countable and uncountable, plural Mellings)

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SD3900).


Binegar

Binegar (countable and uncountable, plural Binegars)

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6149).


Coveney

Coveney (countable and uncountable, plural Coveneys)

East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire#English

A village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4882).


Dedham

A village and civil parish in Colchester borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM0533).


Allington

Allington (countable and uncountable, plural Allingtons)

* Kent, near Lenham: Recorded as Alnoitone in 1086 (DB), Eilnothinton in 1242, from Old English Æþelnōth (male personal name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“homestead”).
* Kent, near Maidstone: Recorded as Elentun in 1086 (DB), from Old English Ælla or Ælle (male personal names) + -ing (“belonging to”) tūn (“homestead”).
* Lincolnshire, and Wiltshire (east of Devizes): Recorded in 1086 (DB) as Adelingetone (Lincolnshire), Adelingtone (Wiltshire), from Old English æþeling (“prince”) + tūn (“farmstead”).
* Wiltshire, near Amesbury: From Middle English Aldintona (recorded 1178), from Old English Ealda (male personal name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“homestead”).
* Other places: (in Dorset, Hampshire, and near Chippenham, Wiltshire) of unknown origin.
* The surname is derived from any of the place names.

compound

A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8540).

A village and civil parish (served by Allington with Boscombe Parish Council) in Wiltshire, near Amesbury (OS grid ref SU2039).


Lavant

A civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU8508).


Chesterton

en-proper noun

Chesterton (countable and uncountable, plural Chestertons)

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, on the outskirts of Peterborough (OS grid ref TL1295).

A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5621).


Hebden

Hebden (countable and uncountable, plural Hebdens)

From Old English hēope (“rosehip”) + denu (“valley”).

A village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0262).


Windrush

HMT Empire Windrush
West Indies
Windrush

First attested as Old English Uuenrisc, from Old Welsh gwynn (“white”) + reisko (“fen”).
More recent senses derive from the ship HMT Empire Windrush, named after the River Windrush. The arrival of 802 immigrants to the UK from the West Indies onboard the Empire Windrush in 1948 is seen as symbolic of the beginning of mass immigration from the Caribbean to the UK.
The Windrush line was named for its running through several parts of London with large British Caribbean population.

A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, named after the river (OS grid ref SP1913).


Allendale

A civil parish in south-west Northumberland, England, the largest village is named Allendale Town.


Clun

A small town and civil parish with a town council in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO2980). The council has the curious title of "Clun Town Council with Chapel Lawn".


Edenbridge

/ˈiːdənbɹɪd͡ʒ/

From Old English Eadhelms brycg (literally “Eadhelm's bridge”). The name of the River Eden which flows through the town is a back-formation of this.

der

A town and civil parish with a town council in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ4446).


Chinnor

South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire#English

A large village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP7500).


Hales

A village and civil parish (served by Hales and Heckingham Parish Council) in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM3897).


Halsham

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village and civil parish of the East Riding of Yorkshire.


Hailsham

From Old Saxon Haegels Ham (“settlement of Haegel/Hella”).

A civil parish and town, the largest of the five towns in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5809).


Birchwood

A civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6491).


Docker

Probably from Old Norse dǫkk (“hollow”) + erg (“hill-pasture”).

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district and Westmorland (OS grid ref SD5695).


Tilehurst

A civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, just to the west of the suburb and borough boundary.


Ackworth

en-proper noun

Ackworth (countable and uncountable, plural Ackworths)

From the Old English personal name Acca + worþ (“enclosure”).

Ackworth Moor Top
Ackworth Moor Top#English

A civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, including the villages of Ackworth Moor Top, High Ackworth and Low Ackworth.


Evenlode

A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England, adjacent to the River Evenlode (OS grid ref SP2229). It was in a detached part of Worcestershire until 1931.


Enderby

Enderby (countable and uncountable, plural Enderbys)

From the Old Norse personal name Eindrithi + bý (“farmstead; village”).

A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5399).