Wales

en-proper noun

Wales (countable and uncountable, plural Waleses)

wails (whales in accents with wine-whine merger)

From Middle English Wales, from Old English Wēalas, plural of wealh (“Celt, Welsh person”), from Proto-West Germanic *walh, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“Celt, Roman”). Compare the second element in Cornwall, and also Gaul.

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4883).


Melbourne

Named after the 2nd Viscount of Melbourne, Derbyshire, itself deriving from the Old English place name Mileburne (Old English mylen (“mill”) + burne (“stream”)).

South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire#English

A market town and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England, located in the East Midlands (OS grid ref SK3825).

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.


Milton

The English place names are from Old English mylen (“mill”) or middel (“middle”) + tun (“settlement”).

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL4762).

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4535).

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU4892).


Bentley

From Old English Beonetlēah. Originally a Sussex habitational name, the word leah or leag meaning field in Old English. Hence, equivalent to bent (“bent-grass”) + -leigh/lea (“meadow, field”); compare Bentham.

A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7844).

A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1136).

A hamlet and civil parish (served by Bentley and Merevale Parish Council) in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2895).

North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire#English


Normandy

From Middle English Normandie, Normandye, from Old English Normandiġ, from Old French Normendie, from normant + -ie. Compare Old Norse Norðmanndi (“Normandy”). Normant refers to the Germanic words for 'north' and 'man', as the original Normans were of Scandinavian origin. More at Norman.

A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9251).


Wellington

Wellington (countable and uncountable, plural Wellingtons)

From Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman.
From Old English Weolingtun, meaning "wealthy estate".

A village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4948).

Telford and Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin#English

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6511).

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST1320).


New Holland

(sense 1) Coined in 1644 by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman as Nieuw Holland.
(sense 2) Uncertain, Parts of Holland was in the south of Lincolnshire.

North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire#English

A village, civil parish, and port in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA0823).


Alton

From Old English ǣwell (“river source”) + tūn (“settlement, town”).

A town and civil parish with a town council in East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7139).

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English

A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0742).

A civil parish west of Pewsey, Wiltshire, which includes the villages of Alton Barnes and Alton Priors.


Andover

From Middle English Andever, Andeafara, from Old English Andefera (“Andover”); possibly from Old English Ande + ēa + fara (literally “farer over the river Ande”) or from Old English Ande + ōfer (literally “[town situated on the] bank of the river Ande”).

Population 5,430 (more like 40,000 today), Andover is "a bustling agricultural town" with "many malt houses, and a factory for silk shag".

2023 June 28, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: Alton to Exeter”, in RAIL, number 986, page 59:

A town and civil parish with a town council in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3645).


Axminster

From Old English Acsan mynster, equivalent to the River Axe + minster.

A market town and civil parish with a town council in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY2998).


Lewes

Lewes (countable and uncountable, plural Leweses)

From Middle English Lewes, from late Old English Lewes, a variant of earlier Lǣwe, of uncertain origin. Traditionally derived from Old English hlǣw (“hill”), referring to the several mounts in Lewes. Alternatively, perhaps derived from Old English lǣw (“cut, incision, gash”), referring to the narrow, steep-sided 'gash' where the River Ouse cuts through the line of the South Downs.

unc

uncertain

A town and civil parish with a town council in Lewes district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ4110).


Cheddar

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English Ceodre, likely from the word ceodor (“cavity, pouch; ravine”), as there is a gorge near the town.

A large village and civil parish, previously in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England, famous for its cheese, and also for its gorge, caves and remains of early man found in them (OS grid ref ST4553).


Whitby

en-proper noun

Whitby (countable and uncountable, plural Whitbys)

From Old Norse hvítr býr (“white town”). Equivalent to white + -by.

A town, seaport, and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref NZ8911).


Wilton

Wilton (countable and uncountable, plural Wiltons)

From either Old English welig (“willow”) or wella (“spring, stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

(uncountable) A number of places in England:

A village and civil parish (served by Allerston and Wilton Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE8682).

Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance.

A town and civil parish with a town council near Salisbury, Wiltshire, famed for the Wilton carpets (OS grid ref SU0931).


Stilton

Stilton (countable and uncountable, plural Stiltons)

Recorded as Stichiltone in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from Old English stigel (“stile”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The cheese was named after the village where it was originally sold.

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1689).


Weston-super-Mare

Latin, meaning "Weston-upon-Sea". See super, mare.

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council, on the Bristol Channel coast of North Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3261).


Croydon

From Old English Crogedena ("saffron valley"), from Old English croh (“saffron”) (< Latin crocus (“saffron”)) + Old English denu (“valley”).

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3149).


Washington

Washington (countable and uncountable, plural Washingtons)

Washington (the town in Tyne and Wear, northeast England): probably from the Old English place name Hwæssingatūn (literally “a settlement of the household of Hwæssa”), from Hwæssa (a Saxon chieftain's name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“homestead, settlement”). It was attested in 1096 as Wasindone. Hwæssa is of uncertain origin, said to possibly correspond to waþ (“hunt”) + sige (“victory”), or possibly related to hwæte (“wheat”). There are other theories; more on Wikipedia.
The surname derives from the town, and most places in the United States are named for George Washington.

DC

The federal district and city are coterminous and the city government administers the district, so are jurisdictionally equivalent

A village and civil parish in Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ1212).


Stanley

From places in England, Old English stān (“stone”) + lēah (“meadow”). Equivalent to stone + -ley (“lea”).
* The given name has also been used as an anglicisation of Stanisław, Stanislav and related names.
The coastal town in Hong Kong is named after Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby.

named-after

Any of several places, outside England named for persons with the surname:

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A former coal town and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1953).


Richmond

From Middle English Rychemund, from a name cognate to French Richemont (“town in Normandy”). Equivalent to rich + mound.

A common place name (Richmonds on Wikipedia):

A market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ1701).


Ludlow

en-proper noun

Ludlow (countable and uncountable, plural Ludlows)

Ludlow
Ludlow (disambiguation)
River Teme

From the Old English rivername Hlūde, now the River Teme, + hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”).

A town and civil parish with a town council in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5174).


Kelly

Kelly (countable and uncountable, plural Kellies)

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-Kelly.wav

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX3981).


Acton

Acton (countable and uncountable, plural Actons)

From Old English āc (“oak”) + tūn (“farm, town, homestead”); compare the doublet Aughton.

(uncountable) Any of a few places in England:

A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL8944).


Aller

A village and civil parish in Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4029).


Ash

Ash (countable and uncountable, plural Ashes)

Ash (deity)
Ash (disambiguation)#Places
Ash (name)

A civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire.

A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2858).

A village and civil parish in Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4720).

A town and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, near Aldershot (OS grid ref SU8950).


Battle

Capitalization of battle. Doublet of Battaglia.

A town and civil parish with a town council in Rother district, East Sussex, England; supposed site of the Battle of Hastings (OS grid ref TQ7416).


Bean

Probably an occupational surname for a bean farmer, from bean.

A village and civil parish in Dartford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5872).


Bridge

A village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1854). Recorded as Brige in 1086 (DB), from Old English brycg.


Brook

Audio (US)

* As an English surname, from the noun brook.
* As a north German surname, from Low German Brook (“swamp, marsh”), related to the above.
* As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Broek, from broek, also related to the above.
* As a Jewish and German surname, Americanized from Bruck, Bruch (from Bruch (“wetland, marsh”)).

A village and civil parish in Ashford borough, Kent (OS grid ref TR0644).


Box

Box (surname)
Box, Gloucestershire
Box, Wiltshire

A village and civil parish near Corsham, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8268).


Advent

A civil parish near Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England; derived from Saint Adwen or Adwenna.


Cam

From Old English Granta, Grantebrycge, the former name of the modern Cambridge, ultimately from a Celtic word for "crooked," Proto-Celtic *kambos, from late Proto-Indo-European *(s)kambo- (“crooked”), shared with Ancient Greek σκαμβός (skambós).

A village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7400).


Deal

From Old English dael (“valley”), corresponding to modern dale.

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3752).


Castor

A village and civil parish in city of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1298).


Dean

Dean (countable and uncountable, plural Deans)

The surname or given name is of multiple origins, depending on context:
* As an English surname, from Middle English dene (“valley”).
* Also as an English surname, from the noun dean. Cognate to Deacon.
* Also as an English surname, from the personal name Deyne, a rhyming form of Reynald (see Reginald).
* As an Irish surname, variant of Deane.
* As a Scottish surname, from Dean Castle in Kilmarnock, itself from the noun meaning valley.
* Old English Dene (“Dane, Norseman”)
* Hebrew דין (“law, judgment”) and Arabic دين (“way of life, creed”)

Any of various villages and hamlets in England:

A village and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY0725).


Elm

A village and civil parish in Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TF4706).


Corse

A village and civil parish in Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7828).


Flore

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, formerly in Daventry district.


Eye

A large village and civil parish in the City of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TF2202).

A small town and civil parish with a town council in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1473).


Grove

* As an English surname, from the noun grove.
* As a French surname, Americanized from Le Groux, Le Greux, reduced from Gréoul, of Germanic origin, from *grēduz (“hunger”) + *wulfaz (“wolf”).
* As a north German surname, from the Low German noun Graf (“ditch, grave”) (see grave). Also a Dutch and Low German form of Grub.
* As a German surname, variant of Graf.

A small village and civil parish (served by Headon cum Upton, Grove and Stokeham Parish Council) in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7379).

A large village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU4090).


Fleet

A town and civil parish with a town council in Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8054).

A village and civil parish in South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3823).


Hart

* As an English and north/Low German surname, from the noun hart (“stag”).
* As a German surname, variant of Hardt.
* As a Jewish/Yiddish and Dutch surname, from derivatives of *hertā (“heart”), *hard(ī) (“hard”), or *herut (“stag”), or converged senses of them. These senses are also translated from other languages such as French Francoeur, Jolicoeur, Vadeboncoeur, and Native American (Cheyenne) Homa'ehesta, from homa'e (“beaver”) + hesta (“heart”).
* As an Irish surname, from Ó hairt (“descendant of Art”), from the noun art (“bear”). Compare Hartin.

A village and civil parish in Hartlepool borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4735).


Hill

* As an English surname, from the noun hill, shortened from Hilary, and from Old English hild (“battle”).
* As a German surname, shortened from Hildebrand, related to the last sense above.
* As a Finnish surname, calque of Finnish Mäki (“hill”).

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6495).

South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire#English


Hale

* As an English surname, Old English dative form of halh (“hollow, nook”).
* Also as an English surname, from Old English hæle (“hero”). Compare Hain.
* As an Irish surname, from mac céile; see McHale.
* As a Jewish surname, variant of Halle.

A village and civil parish in Halton borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4682).

A small village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU1818).


Holt

Holt (countable and uncountable, plural Holts)

English, Dutch, north German, Norwegian and Danish surname, all from the noun holt (“copse, woodland”).

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in East Dorset district (OS grid ref SU0203).

A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0738).

A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8662).

A village and civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8262).


Hope

Hope (usually uncountable, plural Hopes)

Nadine f (from Nadia (pet form from Надежда) + -ine)

A village and civil parish in High Peak borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1783).


Kea

A village and civil parish south of Truro, west Cornwall, England, named after Saint Kea (OS grid ref SW8142).


Heck

A civil parish of Selby district, North Yorkshire, England, with the villages of Great Heck and Little Heck.


Lakes

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England.


Ham

Ham (countable and uncountable, plural Hams)

* As an English and German surname, variant of Hamm.
* As a Dutch surname, from the noun ham (“bend in a river”). Compare Van Ham, Vanderham.
* As a French surname, from several placenames, from the Frankish source of the Dutch word above.
* As a Serbo-Croatian, Slovak and Hungarian surname (Hám), from the noun hám (“harness”), and sometimes from the German sense above.
* As a Slovene surname, possibly from the "harness" or German senses above, or from ham (“grab, bite”).
* As a Czech surname, shortened from Abraham.
* As a Korean surname, from the name 함 (ham) (more at Ham). Compare Hahm.
* As a Chinese surname, from several names such as 咸 (xián) (see Xian), 闞／阚 (see Kan), 范 (fàn) (see fan), 譚／谭 (tán) (see Tan), and possibly 涵 (hán, “contain”).
* In some English surnames, from Old English hām, probably reduced from a name using it as a suffix -ham.

A small village and civil parish in eastern Wiltshire, England, south of Hungerford, West Berkshire (OS grid ref SU3363).


Ford

Ford (countable and uncountable, plural Fords)

Ford (disambiguation)#People
Ford (disambiguation)#Places

A small village and civil parish in northern Northumberland (OS grid ref NT9437).

A village and civil parish west of Shrewsbury, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4113).

A village and civil parish in Arun district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ0003).


Moss

A village and civil parish (served by Moss and District Parish Council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5914).


More

More (countable and uncountable, plural Mores)

non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger

* As a Scottish and English surname, variant of Moore.
* As a French surname, from Old French more (“Moor”), respelled from Latin Maurus. Compare Mauro.
* As a Scottish Gaelic surname, from mór (“big”).
* As an Indian (Maharashtra) surname, from Marathi मोर (mor, “peacock”), from Sanskrit मयूर (mayūra).

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in south-west Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO3491).


Newton

Inherited from Middle English Neweton, from Old English nēowa tūn (“new town”). Compare same construction in Italian Napoli (“Naples”) and in Arabic نَابُلُس (nābulus, “Nablus”).

Vilanova

surnames derived from the equivalents of “new town”

Hope under Dinmore
Hope under Dinmore#English

The name of many English-speaking places, including:

A hamlet and civil parish in north Herefordshire, served by Hope under Dinmore and Newton Parish Council (OS grid ref SO5053).

A hamlet and civil parish (served by Vowchurch and District Parish Council) in south-west Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3433).

A village and civil parish (served by Newton-in-Bowland Parish Council) in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6950).


Read

English and Scottish surname, variant of Reed.

A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7634).


Reed

* As an English and Scottish surname, from the adjective red.
* Also as an English surname, from Old English rēodan (“to clear out”), from Proto-West Germanic *reudan.
* Also as an English surname, from several places in England, such as Reed, Lancashire (from Old English ra (“roe deer”) or Rede, Suffolk (see Rede).
Compare Rider, Reader.

North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3636).


Lea

A village and civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4930).

A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8286).


Pool

A civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, also known as Pool in Wharfedale.


Sandy

Domesday Book
Sandy (given name)
Sandy, Bedfordshire
Sandy, Carmarthenshire

* (Bedfordshire) Recorded as Sandeie in the Domesday Book, the town is named with Old English sand (“sand”) + īeġ (“island”).
* (Carmarthenshire) From Welsh sant + dŷ (“house of the saint”)

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A market town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1649).


Rock

* As an English surname, from the noun rock. Compare Roach.
* Also as an English surname, misdivision of Middle English atter oke (“at the oak”). Compare Nock.
* As an English occupational surname, from Old Norse rokkr (“distaff”). Compare Rocker.
* As an Irish surname, translated from names like Mac Conchairge (“son of the hound of the rock”), from cú + carraig, see also McHarg.
* As a German surname Röck, variant of the personal name Rocco, see Roche.
* Also as a German surname, from the noun Rock (“skirt gown”).
* As a French surname, shortened from Roquebrune, Rocquebrune (see Rocque) or Larock.
Compare Roch.

A village and civil parish in Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO7371).


Stoke

A village and civil parish in Medway borough, Kent, England; the parish includes Lower Stoke and Middle Stoke (OS grid ref TQ8275).

A civil parish in Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire, England.


Sandwich

The family name is from Old English Sandwiċæ, from sand + wīċ (“wick, settlement, harbour, hamlet”), equivalent to sand + -wich.

A town and civil parish with a town council in Dover district, Kent, southeastern England, one of the historic Cinque Ports (OS grid ref TR3258).


Rand

From Afrikaans, from English rand; compare English rand.

A number of places, other than in South Africa:

A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1078).


Martin

Martin (countable and uncountable, plural Martins)

From Middle English Martin, from Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix). See Mārs for further etymology.

af

A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU0619).

A village and civil parish (served by Martin and Martin Dales Parish Council) in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF1259).


Wool

A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY8486).


Ware

en-proper noun

Ware (countable and uncountable, plural Wares)

East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire#English

A town and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL3614).


Whetstone

The benchmark is named after the Whetstone compiler built at a English Electric Company division in Whetstone, Leicestershire.

A large village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5597).


Stock

Stock (countable and uncountable, plural Stocks)

A village and civil parish in Chelmsford district, Essex, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TQ6998).


Wall

Wall (disambiguation)#Places
Wall (surname)

Wall (countable and uncountable, plural Walls)

Of various origins, principally from Old English wælisc etc. ("non-Germanic speaker, stranger") from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner, stranger”), the source of numerous other surnames such as Walsh and Wales and from Middle English wall, from Old English weall (“wall, dike, rampart”), from Proto-Germanic *wallaz or *wallą (“wall, rampart”), from Latin vallum (“wall, rampart, palisade”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn, wind, roll”). Also from transcribed foreign surnames such as German Wahl and Swedish Wahlberg.

der

A village and civil parish in south Northumberland (OS grid ref NY9169); part of Hadrian's Wall is in the parish.

A village and civil parish in the City of Lichfield district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0906).


March

en-proper noun

March (usually uncountable, plural Marches)

Bislama: maj

→ Bengali: মার্চ (marco)

→ Burmese: မတ် (mat)

→ Chichewa: Malichi

→ Dari: مارچ (mârč)

→ Hausa: Maris

→ Hawaiian: Malaki

→ Hindi: मार्च (mārc)

→ Malay: Mac

→ Maori: Māehe

→ Marshallese: M̧aaj

→ Tokelauan: Māti

→ Tongan: Maʻasi

From Middle English March, Marche, borrowed from Anglo-Norman marche, from Old French marz, from Latin mensis Mārtius (“the Martian month”), from earlier Mavors.

der

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4196).


Badminton

The place name is from Old English Badimyncgtun (“estate of (a man called) Baduhelm”), from the personal name *Bad (possibly also found in Frankish Badon) + helm + -ing + -tun.

A small village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST8082).


Clifford

From Old English clif (“cliff”) + ford (“ford”).

A village and civil parish in west Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO2445).

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4244).


Dalton

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

From Old English dæl (“valley”) + tun (“settlement”). Equivalent to dale + town.

Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:

A hamlet and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England, north of Skelmersdale (OS grid ref SD4908).

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE4376).

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ1108).

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4594).


Berkeley

From Old English beorc (“birch”) + leah (“meadow, leigh”). Equivalent to birch + -ley (“lea”).

A town and civil parish with a town council in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP6899).


Ashley

en-proper noun

Ashley (countable and uncountable, plural Ashleys)

From Old English *Æsċlēah, composed of æsċ (“ash tree”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to Ash + -ley.

East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire#English

A number of villages and hamlets in England:

A village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL6961).

A village and civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ7784).

A village and civil parish (without a council) in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST9394).

A village and civil parish (without a council) in Test Valley district, Hampshire. (OS grid ref SU3831).

North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in Kettering district (OS grid ref SP7990).


Dover

From Old English Dofras, from Latin Dubris, from Brythonic Dubras (“the waters”), from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubrós (“dark”), from *dʰewb- (“deep”). Compare Tauber.
The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the town in England.

A town, a civil parish (with a town council) and major port in Kent, England, the closest point to France (OS grid ref TR3141).


Wheatley

Wheatley (countable and uncountable, plural Wheatleys)

From Old English hwǣte (“wheat”) + lēah (“clearing”). Equivalent to wheat + -ley (“lea”). Identical to Whatley.

South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5905).


Quorn

Shortened from earlier Quorndon, from Old English cweorndun, from cweorn (“millstone; quern”) + dun (“hill”). The fox hunt, the meat substitute and the town in Australia are named after the village in Leicestershire.

af

A village and civil parish (formerly Quorndon) in Charnwood district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5616).


Constantine

From Latin Cōnstantīnus, the name of Roman emperors, Latin cōnstāns (“constant, steadfast”). Doublet of Konstadinos.

A village and civil parish south-west of Falmouth, Cornwall, England, named after Saint Constantine (OS grid ref SW7329).


Wells

A small cathedral city and civil parish with a city council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5445).


Preston

en-proper noun

Preston (countable and uncountable, plural Prestons)

From Old English prēost (“priest”) + tūn (“settlement”). Doublet of Prestatyn.

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, east of Hull (OS grid ref TA1830).

A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, west of Stevenage (OS grid ref TL1824).

A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2561).

A village and civil parish (without a council) north of Uppingham, Rutland (OS grid ref SK8702).


Bellingham

Bellingham (countable and uncountable, plural Bellinghams)

Two origins:
* The suburb of London is named with the Old English personal name Bera, a byname from bera (“bear”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).
* The village in Northumberland is named with Old English belle (“bell”), in reference to a bell-shaped hill, + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”)

A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY8383).


Portland

Isle of Portland
Isle of Portland#English

A civil parish with a town council on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, a tied island in the English Channel.


Lund

Lund (countable and uncountable, plural Lunds)

Dithmarschen
en:Lund
en:Lund (surname)
en:Lund, East Riding of Yorkshire

* As an English, German, and North Germanic surname, from Old Norse lundr (“grove”).
* Also as a German surname, from Lunden in Dithmarschen, itself possibly borrowed from Danish lund (“little forest”) or lunn (“survey”).

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.


Clive

A village and civil parish in north Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5124).


Oakley

From Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), thus a clearing in an oak forest; equivalent to oak + -ley (“lea”). Compare Ackley, Akeley and Oakleigh, which have the same origin.

A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0153).

A village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP6312).

Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane#English

A village and civil parish (served by Oakley and Deane Parish Council) in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5750).


Ellingham

Ellingham (countable and uncountable, plural Ellinghams)

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

A village and civil parish (served by Kirby Cane and Ellingham Parish Council) in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM3792).

A village and civil parish in north Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1725).


Berwick-upon-Tweed

→ Welsh: Berwig ar Dwid

From Old English bere (“barley”) + wīc (“settlement”) + name of river.

A town and civil parish with a town council in Northumberland, and the northernmost town in England (OS grid ref NT9953).


Bradford

* Various place names in England, from Old English brād (“broad”) + ford (“ford”).
* (shaken martini)

A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4207).


Holton

Holton (countable and uncountable, plural Holtons)

The first element has a wide variety of possible origins, among which Old English hōh (“promontory, hill-spur”), healh (“corner, nook”), holh (“hollow, depression”) or holt (“small wood”). The second element is tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

der

A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP6006).

A village and civil parish in Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST686268).

A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM4077).


Belvoir

The name is of Old French origin, from bel (“beautiful”) + voir (“view”).

A village and civil parish in Melton borough, Leicestershire, England, 13 kilometres west of Grantham, famous for the Belvoir Hunt (OS grid ref SK8233).


Yeovil

A town and civil parish with a town council in South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST5516).


Newquay

From new + quay, for a quay built here in the 15th century.

A town and civil parish with a town council, on the north coast of Cornwall, south west England (OS grid ref SW8161).


Swanage

From Middle English Swanwiche, from Old English swan (“swan”) or swān (“herdsman, swain”) + wīċ (“village”).

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ0378).


Bognor Regis

From Old English. In a document of 680 AD, it is referred to as Bucgan ora, "Bucge's shore". The Regis (from Latin rex (“king”)) was added after King George V stayed there to convalesce.
Bucgan can be derived from 'Bucca' which means a 'male goat' hence the 'goat shore', as most Saxon village names describe what the place did or produced.

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SZ9399).


Weymouth

In England, from Wey + mouth, referring to that river's mouth. The village in Nova Scotia is named after the city in Massachusetts.

Weymouth and Portland
Weymouth and Portland#English

A town and civil parish (with a town council) in Dorset, England, previously in Weymouth and Portland district (OS grid ref SY6779).


Dorchester

Dorchester
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester

Ultimately from Celtic *Durno-wārjā (Latin Durnovāria) + Old English ċeaster (“fort, Roman town”).
The civil parish in New Brunswick and Ontario town are named in honour of colonial administrator Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724 - 1808).

A town and civil parish with a town council in Dorset, southern England, which is the county town (OS grid ref SY6990).

A village and civil parish (served by Dorchester-on-Thames Parish Council) in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England, on the River Thames (OS grid ref SU5794).


Poole

en-proper noun

Poole (countable and uncountable, plural Pooles)

A civil parish (served by Worleston and District Parish Council) in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6455).


Thompson

Thompson (countable and uncountable, plural Thompsons)

Variant of Thomson, from Tom + -son, originally meaning "son of Thomas".
* Calque of Scottish Gaelic MacTamhais (“McTavish”); also an anglicisation of the Gaelic name MacTamhais, meaning "son of Thomas".

calque

A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL9296).


Ingram

From a Middle English given name, from Proto-Germanic *Ingwaz (“a Germanic god”) + *hrabnaz (“raven”). The places are named after persons with the surname.

der

A small village and large civil parish west of Alnwick, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0116).


St Helens

A village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight in England (OS grid ref SZ6289).


Anderson

From earlier Anderston, from Middle English Andreuston, equivalent to Andrew + -s- + -ton.

A small village and civil parish (served by Lower Winterborne Parish Council) in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY8797).


Stanford

Various place names from Old English stān (“stone”) + ford (“ford”).

Stanford (disambiguation)
Stanford University

Folkestone and Hythe
Folkestone and Hythe#English

A village and civil parish in Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent (OS grid ref TR1238).

A deserted village and civil parish (without a council) in Breckland district, Norfolk (now in a military area) (OS grid ref TL8594).


Clare

Medieval English vernacular form of Clara, from the Latin clara, feminine of clarus (“bright, shining, clear”), a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara of Assisi.
In Oxfordshire, from Clarora, a clay slope.

A small town and civil parish with a town council in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL7745).


Huntington

The name of many places around the world:

A village and civil parish near Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4264).

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A village and civil parish in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9713).

South Staffordshire
South Staffordshire#English

A village and civil parish in City of York district, North Yorkshire (OS grid SE6156).


Charlton

From Old English ċeorl (“freeman”) and tūn (“town”). Doublet of Carlton.

Any of many place names in England, Australia and the United States, including:

A village and civil parish north-west of Andover, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3547).

A village and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9688).


Brandon

From Middle English Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from Old English brōmdūn, from brōm (“broom shrub”) + dūn (“hill, dune”). Doublet of English Branton.

Any of some towns and villages in England:

A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, on the border with Norfolk (OS grid ref TL7886).


Clifton

en-proper noun

Clifton (countable and uncountable, plural Cliftons)

*Literally meaning "town by a cliff." From Old English clif (“cliff”) + tūn (“town”). Analyzable as cliff + -ton.
*In Oregon County, Missouri, from Cliff + -ton. From being named after a Cliff, or which may be clipped to Clif.

A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1638).

A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY5326).


Gotham

Salmagundi (periodical)
Washington Irving

When originally used in England, the meaning of the place name Gotham was literally “homestead where goats are kept”, from Old English gāt (“goat”) + hām (“home”).
As nickname for New York City, first used 1807 by Washington Irving in his Salmagundi Papers.

A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England, associated in folklore with insanity (OS grid ref SK5330).


Kingston

In the case of settlements outside England, from king's + -ton (“town”), in reference to monarchs of the British Empire. In the case of settlements within England, a development from earlier Old English Cinges tūn or Cynges tūn (“king's town or manor”), in reference to various monarchs. Sometimes derived from other places already named Kingston or, particularly in America, from people with the surname King. Doublet of Kingstown, Kingstone, Conington, and Cunnington. Cf. also Kingsville, Kingsburg, Conisbrough, Coniston, Coniston Cold, Queenstown, Queenston, Princeton, Princetown, and Princes Town.
In particular, the community founded in New Brunswick in 1783 in the aftermath of the American Revolution may have been named as a sign of loyalty to George III; its parish was named for the community. The village in Nova Scotia was named for its district (Kings County) and the unrealized hope that it would become a town. The surname is derived from the various locations named Kingston.

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South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

A small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL3455).

A civil parish and small village in South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX6347).

A village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent (OS grid ref TR1951).


Perry

en-proper noun

Perry (countable and uncountable, plural Perrys or Perries)

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1467).


Leeds

* The large city in West Yorkshire is from Old English Loidis, from Latin *Lādenses, most likely based on an early river-name derived from Proto-Celtic *lāto (“rut, heat”) (c.f. Welsh llawd (“heat, ardour”)).
* The village in Kent is from Old English Hledes, probably from a stream-name.

City of Leeds
Leeds
Leeds (disambiguation)
Leeds, Kent

A village and civil parish of Maidstone borough, Kent, England, the site of Leeds Castle.


West End

A village and civil parish in Eastleigh borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4714).


Ashton

From Old English æsc (“ash (tree species)”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).

A civil parish in Teignbridge district, Devon, which includes Lower Ashton and Higher Ashton

A small village and civil parish near Oundle, North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref TL0588).

East Northamptonshire
East Northamptonshire#English

A small village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP7649).

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

South Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire#English


Newport

Newport (countable and uncountable, plural Newports)

Port-Neuf

the equivalent of Newport (new port: a new transport hub)

Porte-Neuve

the equivalent of Newport (new port: a new portal)

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE8530).

A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex (OS grid ref TL5234).

A town and civil parish (served by Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council) in the Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5089).

Telford and Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin#English

A town and civil parish in Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ7419).


Broadway

From broad + way. The Old English words "brad weg" have been used to name wide roads and associated settlements for over a thousand years. Documented examples include Broadway, Somerset and Broadway, Worcestershire, England, which are listed in the Domesday Book census of 1086AD as "Bradewie" and "Bradeweia" respectively.
Sense of “government of Manitoba” is from the address of the Manitoba Legislative Building, on Broadway in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0937).

A village and civil parish in Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3215).


Glastonbury

From Middle English Glastingaburghe, "the fortified place of the Glæstingas", from *Glæstinga (the people of Glastonia) + Old English byriġ (“fort”).

A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5039).


Burton

Usually from Old English burhtun (fortified farmstead, farmstead near or belonging to a stronghold or manor), from burh + tun.

A number of places in England and Wales:

A civil parish (served by Burton-by-Lincoln Parish Council) in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9674).

East Staffordshire
East Staffordshire#English

Burton upon Trent
Burton upon Trent#English

A civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, which serves and is also short for Burton upon Trent.


Woodstock

Woodstock (countable and uncountable, plural Woodstocks)

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + stoc (“dwelling”).

West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire#English

A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4416).


Antony

A civil parish in east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX4054).

A village in the civil parish, east Cornwall, England


Salisbury

Salisbury (countable and uncountable, plural Salisburys)

From Middle English Sarisberie, from Old English Searesbyriġ, Searobyriġ, Searoburh, from searu (“armor”) via folk etymology + byriġ, burh (“stronghold”), partial translation of British Latin Sorviodūnum, Sorbiodōnum, from *sorwjo-, *sorbjo- of unknown Celtic origin, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow”) (compare Proto-Celtic *srutom (“a stream”)) + Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”).
Dissimilation of -r- to -l- is the result of influence from Salesbury in Lancashire, from sealh (“willow”) + burh (“stronghold”).
The naming of the village in New Brunswick is not entirely certain. It may be named after explorer John Salusbury (1707 - 1762) or after Salisbury in England.
The civil parish in New Brunswick is named after the village.
The former capital of Rhodesia was named after Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830–1903) who served three times as Prime Minister of Great Britain.

A cathedral city and civil parish with a city council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1430).


Cromwell

From Old English crump (“crooked, bent”) + wella (“spring”), equivalent to crump + well.

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Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood#English

A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7961).


Crewe

en-proper noun

Crewe (countable and uncountable, plural Crewes)

Recorded as Creu in the Domesday Book, the town's name derive from Welsh criu (“weir; crossing”).

A town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7055).


Morton

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

North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire#English

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

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

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


Warwick

From Middle English Warwyk, from Old English Wǣringwīċ (literally “dwelling by the weir”), from wer (“weir”) + -ing (“of the”, used with masculine nouns) + wīċ (“dwelling place, village”).

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A town and civil parish with a town council in Warwick district, and the county town of Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2865).


Brooke

Audio (US)

A topographic surname for someone who lived near a brook.

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


Shelley

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

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


Eton

en-proper noun

Eton (countable and uncountable, plural Etons)

From Old English Eatun, from ea (“river”) + tun (“town”). See also the doublet Eaton.

Windsor and Maidenhead
Windsor and Maidenhead#English

A town and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU965775).


Berwick

→ Welsh: Berwig

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

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


Dartmouth

English port: from Dart + mouth, since it lies at the mouth of the River Dart.

A town, civil parish, and port in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8751).


Kendal

From Old English Cent + dæl = "valley of the river Kent".

A town and civil parish with a town council in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD5192).


Arundel

From Old English hārhūne (“horehound”) + dell (“small valley”).

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ0107).


Northampton

From Old English Norþhāmtūn. The earliest reference to Northampton in writing occurred in 914 under the name Ham tune. The Domesday Book (1086) records the town as Northantone: the prefix “North” was added later to distinguish it from other towns called “Hampton”, most prominently Southampton.

A civil parish with a town council in West Northamptonshire, first elected in 2021, believed to be the largest town with a town council in England.


Elton

From Old English, meaning "Ella's town".

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL0893).

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

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

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

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

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


Hereford

Hereford (countable and uncountable, plural Herefords)

From Middle English Hereford, from Old English Hereford, from Old English here (“army”) + ford (“ford”). Compare Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia.

A city and civil parish (with a city council) in and the county town of Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5140).


Newark

Probably from Old English nīewe (“new”) + weorc (“work”). In this case, a perhaps more accurate sense of "work" would be that of a building, as an example of a work of labor. It appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Newerche.

A civil parish and town with a town council in Nottinghamshire, England.


Humber

Ford and Stoke Prior
Ford and Stoke Prior

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


Yarmouth

Yarmouth (countable and uncountable, plural Yarmouths)

* From the name of the River Yare + Old English mūþ (“mouth”).
* On the Isle of Wight, from the River Yar + mouth.
* The town in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Massachusetts.

A town and civil parish with a town council on the northwest coast of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3589).


Wickham

Wickham (countable and uncountable, plural Wickhams)

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

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


Folkestone

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2235).


Barnstaple

Formerly Barnstable; the name is first recorded in the 10th century and is believed to derive from the Old English bearde (“battle-axe”) and stapol (“pillar”). Not related to staple in the sense of a market, which arose later.

A town and civil parish with a town council in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS5633).


Morecambe

A resort town and civil parish with a town council in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4364).


Bridlington

Either of the personal names Bretel, Bridla, or Berhtel + -ing (“belonging to”) + tun (“settlement”).

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 TA1866).


Bridport

A town and civil parish with a town council in west Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY4693).


Lowestoft

From Old Norse Hloðvér (“a personal name”) + toft (“homestead”).

A town and civil parish with a town council in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Waveney district (OS grid ref TM5493).


Haslemere

A town and civil parish with a town council in Waverley borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9032).


Harwich

In the reverse direction, creature comforts were not closely studied, and the vessel left Antwerp at 1 p.m., to arrive in Harwich at the awkward hour of 2 a.m. The boat train was waiting for the weary stream of passengers, who straggled up George Street, encumbered with luggage, or following burdened porters in the darkness.

1951 November, K. Westcott Jones, “Parkeston Quay and the Antwerp Continental Service”, in Railway Magazine, page 760:

The port of Harwich is where England bares her rump to the continent.

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

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM2632).


Fordingbridge

/ˈfɔː(ɹ)dɪŋˈbɹɪd͡ʒ/

See ford, bridge. First recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 under the name Forde.

A town and civil parish with a town council in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1414).


Tadley

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

Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane#English

A town and civil parish with a town council in Basingstoke and Deane borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6061).


Basildon

Basildon (disambiguation)
Borough of Basildon

A civil parish in West Berkshire, Berkshire, England, bordered by the River Thames.


Penzance

From Cornish Pennsans, meaning "holy headland".

A coastal town, port, and civil parish with a town council in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4730).


Felixstowe

First attested as Filchestou in 1254. Derived from a compound of the name of Saint Felix of Burgundy and Middle English stowe (“place, stead”).

A coastal town, port, and civil parish with a town council in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3034).


Newhaven

A town and civil parish with a town council in Lewes district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ4401).


Swanwick

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


Swindon

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

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

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


Taunton

en-prop

Taunton (countable and uncountable, plural Tauntons)

From (River) Tone + Old English tūn (“settlement”).

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST2225).


Truro

Perhaps from Cornish try ("three" or "very") + berow ("a boiling"), meaning "(a place of) great water turbulence", where the two fast rivers of Allen and Kenwyn meet to form the Truro. Alternatively, from the Gaulish tribal name Treveri, from Celtic trē ("through") + uer ("water, wet"), meaning "water crossing", in reference to "the people of the river crossing".
The town in Nova Scotia is named after the city in England.

A city and civil parish with a city council in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8244).

The Cornish constituency which existed from 1295 to 1997 and encompassed the city.


Ringwood

en-proper noun

Ringwood (countable and uncountable, plural Ringwoods)

Probably from Old English rimuc (“boundary”) + wudu (“wood”).

A town and civil parish with a town council in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1505).


Warrington

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

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


Hythe

Folkestone and Hythe
Folkestone and Hythe#English

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1634).


Falmouth

In Cornwall, from Fal + mouth, at the mouth of the River Fal.

A town, port, and civil parish with a town council in south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8132).


Bradley

Bradley (countable and uncountable, plural Bradleys)

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

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

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

North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire#English

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

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


Shrewsbury

/ˈʃɹoʊzbəɹi/

From Old English Sċrobbesburh (literally “fort in the scrubland region”), from *sċrob (“shrub, scrub”) + burh. Compare Shropshire from Sċrobbesċīr, short form of Sċrobbesbyriġ sċīr (literally “shire of Shrewsbury”).

der

A civil parish with a town council which includes the town in Shropshire, which partly replaced Shrewsbury and Atcham District when it was abolished in 2009.


Hertford

From Old English Heorotford, from heorot (“stag”) + ford (“ford”), equivalent to hart + ford.

East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire#English

A town and civil parish (with a town council) in East Hertfordshire district, and the county town of Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3212).


Springfield

A civil parish and suburb in Chelmsford borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7208).


Hungerford

en-proper noun

Hungerford (countable and uncountable, plural Hungerfords)

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

A town and civil parish with a town council in West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU3368).


Harley

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

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


Barnsley

Barnsley (countable and uncountable, plural Barnsleys)

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

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


Newbury

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

A local government district in Berkshire formed in 1974 and renamed West Berkshire in April 1998.

A town and civil parish with a town council in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4767).


Newby

Newby (countable and uncountable, plural Newbys)

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

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


Denver

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

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

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


Kidderminster

A town and civil parish with a town council in Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire, England, traditionally associated with the cloth trade and the manufacture of carpets (OS grid ref SO8376).


Beaumont

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

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

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


Bramley

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

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

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


Rochester

/ˈɹɒt͡ʃɪstə/

/ˈɹɑt͡ʃɛstɚ/

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

inh

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


Rowland

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


Howe

en-proper noun

Howe (countable and uncountable, plural Howes)

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

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


Prescott

Prescott (countable and uncountable, plural Prescotts)

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


Merton

en-prop

Merton (countable and uncountable, plural Mertons)

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

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

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


Norton

en-proper noun

Norton (countable and uncountable, plural Nortons)

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

Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.

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


Stanton

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

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

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

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


Hyde

Hyde (countable and uncountable, plural Hydes)

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

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire.

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


Hartford

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

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

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


Benson

South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire#English

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


Churchill

/ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃɪl/

/ˈt͡ʃɜːɹt͡ʃɪl/

Any of several placenames, derived from church and hill.

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

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


Weston

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

North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire#English

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

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

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

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

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

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


Clayton

Clayton (countable and uncountable, plural Claytons)

Translingual: Claytonia

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

der

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


Middleton

en-proper noun

Middleton (countable and uncountable, plural Middletons)

From middle + -ton.
The town in Nova Scotia is named for its location midway between Annapolis Royal and Kentville.

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

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

A number of places in England, including:

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

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

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

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

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

North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire#English

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


Carleton

The civil parish for Carleton-in-Craven, North Yorkshire, previously in Craven district.


Wentworth

Wentworth (countable and uncountable, plural Wentworths)

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

East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire#English

Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere.

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

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


Carlton

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

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

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

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

Hinckley and Bosworth
Hinckley and Bosworth#English

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

Carlton in Cleveland
Carlton in Cleveland#English

A civil parish for Carlton in Cleveland, North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district.

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

A civil parish (served by Bramhope and Carlton Parish Council) in Leeds district, West Yorkshire, which includes the settlements of East Carlton and West Carlton.


Willoughby

Willoughby (countable and uncountable, plural Willoughbys)

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

Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere:

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


Colton

Colton (countable and uncountable, plural Coltons)

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

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

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

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


Eastoft

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

North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire#English

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


Brunswick

From the Germanic personal name Bruno, in the genitive case, something akin to *Brunos + Middle Low German wîk (“village, settlement”).

inh

Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne#English

Brunswick Village
Brunswick Village#English

A civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, which includes Brunswick Village.


Ramsey

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

A small town and civil parish with a town council in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England, originally in the county of Huntingdonshire (OS grid ref TL2885).


New Forest

A civil parish (served by Marske and New Forest Parish Council) in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England.


Waverley

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

cog

Any of several placenames in several countries:

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


Upton

en-proper noun

Upton (countable and uncountable, plural Uptons)

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

Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood#English

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

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


Gresham

Gresham (countable and uncountable, plural Greshams)

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

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


Wharton

Wharton (countable and uncountable, plural Whartons)

/ˈʍɔː(ɹ)tən/

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

der

A civil parish (without a council) near Kirkby Stephen, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY7606).


Sheldon

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

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

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

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


Harrington

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

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


Walpole

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

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


Kimberley

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

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


Louth

A market town and civil parish with a town council in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3287).


Longford

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

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


Pickering

en-proper noun

Pickering (countable and uncountable, plural Pickerings)

A town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7984).


Appleton

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

Place names in England, named for an apple enclosure.

A southern suburb and civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6284).


Compton

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

Any of several placenames in England and the United States.

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

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


Beverley

Beverley (countable and uncountable, plural Beverleys)

From Old English befer (“beaver”) + lēah (“clearing”). Equivalent to Beaver + -ley (“lea”).

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A market town and civil parish with a town council and county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.


Boxford

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

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


Colby

Colby (countable and uncountable, plural Colbys)

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

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

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


Leigh

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

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

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

A civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England, which includes Church Leigh, Lower Leigh and Upper Leigh.

East Staffordshire
East Staffordshire#English

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

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

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


Nelson

Nelson (countable and uncountable, plural Nelsons)

From Middle English Neil + -son and Nell + -son.
* In the United States, also an Anglicisation of North Germanic (Scandinavian) surnames such as Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson, equivalent to "son of Nicholas".

A town and civil parish of Pendle borough, Lancashire, England.


Arlington

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial

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

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

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


Snape

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

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


Arne

Arne (countable and uncountable, plural Arnes)

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

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


Rayne

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


Thurston

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


Iver

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


Rowley

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

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


Rhodesia

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

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


Everton

Everton (countable and uncountable, plural Evertons)

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

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

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

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


Buckland

Buckland (countable and uncountable, plural Bucklands)

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

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

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

East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire#English

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

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

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

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


Adlington

Adlington (countable and uncountable, plural Adlingtons)

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

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

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


Addington

Addington (countable and uncountable, plural Addingtons)

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

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


Catterall

Catterall (countable and uncountable, plural Catteralls)

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

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


Aldingham

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

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


Goosnargh

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

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


Arnside

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

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


Astley

Astley (countable and uncountable, plural Astleys)

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

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

North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire#English

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


Aughton

Aughton (countable and uncountable, plural Aughtons)

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

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


Leighton

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

Leighton Bromswold
Leighton Bromswold#English

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England, which includes Leighton Bromswold.

A civil parish (served by Leighton, Minshull Vernon and Woolstanwood Parish Council) in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England.


Clapham

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

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


Borrowdale

A valley and civil parish in Allerdale borough, in the Lake District of Cumbria, England.


Barlow

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

North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire#English

The name of villages in north-eastern England:

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

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


Cotton

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

der

The name of several settlements around the world

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

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English


Cramlington

From earlier kramelston, of North Germanic origin, from Danish kram (“tight, narrow”) + -ton (“town”).

A town and civil parish with a town council in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ2776).


Morpeth

Of uncertain meaning. Recorded in the Assize Rolls of Northumberland of 1256 as Morthpath.

A town and civil parish with a town council in and the administrative centre of Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1985).


Deane

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

Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane#English

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


Stratford-upon-Avon

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2054).


Bentham

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

A civil parish with a town council in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England.


Winterbourne

From Old English winterburna, = winter + burna.

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

South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire#English

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

A civil parish north-east of Salisbury, Wiltshire.


Deighton

en-proper noun

Deighton (countable and uncountable, plural Deightons)

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

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

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


St Albans

A civil parish in Gedling borough, Nottinghamshire, England, formed in 2018.


Mere

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

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

A small town and civil parish with a town council in south-west Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8132).


Sarre

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


Royston

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

North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire#English

A town and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England, on the Cambridgeshire border (OS grid ref TL3541).


Bollington

The township of Bollington (Macclesfield) has been very unhealthy the whole year. There were 50 deaths in it this quarter, 22 of which were from typhus and scarlatina.

1863, Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages in England, Twenty fourth Annual Report of the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages in England, page xxxi:

Collieries are established in the townships of Hurdsfield, Rainow, Bollington, Adlington, Pott- Shrigley, Lyme, Worth, Poynton, and Norbury

1808, Sir Henry Holland, Board of Agriculture and General Improvement, “Minerals”, in General view of the agriculture of Cheshire: with observations drawn up for the consideration of the Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement, page 14:

A town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East borough, and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9377).


Lound

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

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


Hebron

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

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


Chard

A town and civil parish of Somerset, England, near the Devon border.


Stansfield

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

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

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


Malton

Malton (countable and uncountable, plural Maltons)

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

A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7871).


Croft

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

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

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

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


Crick

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


Aston

Aston (countable and uncountable, plural Astons)

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

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

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

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

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


Penrith

First element from Cumbric pen (“head, top, summit”). Suffix probably equivalent to Welsh rhyd (“ford”).

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A market town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district, historically in Cumberland (OS grid ref NY5130).


Wokingham

Meaning "home of the people of Wocca", apparently a Saxon chieftain. In Victorian times, it was known as Oakingham, and the acorn with oak leaves is the town's symbol.

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU8168).


Stamford Bridge

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


Hanford

Hanford (countable and uncountable, plural Hanfords)

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

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


Langdon

A civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England, which includes East Langdon and West Langdon.


Morley

en-prop

Morley (countable and uncountable, plural Morleys)

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

(uncountable) Any of various places in England:

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

A civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk.

A market town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SD2628).


Thorne

A market town and civil parish (served by Thorne-Moorends Town Council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6813).


Sutton

en-proper noun

Sutton (countable and uncountable, plural Suttons)

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

East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire#English

A number of places in England, including:

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

Sutton Lane Ends
Sutton Lane Ends#English

A civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, which includes the village of Sutton Lane Ends.

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

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


Blackwell

Blackwell (countable and uncountable, plural Blackwells)

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


Stanhope

The British placenames are from Old English stan (“stone”) + hōp (“valley”).

A market town and civil parish in Weardale, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NY9939).


Digby

Digby (countable and uncountable, plural Digbies)

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

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


Marton

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


Caldwell

Caldwell (countable and uncountable, plural Caldwells)

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

A village and civil parish of North Yorkshire, England.


Barking

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

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


Brill

* As an English surname, from Brill in Buckinghamshire, said to be from Proto-Brythonic *breɣ (“hill”) + Old English hyll (“hill”).
* As a Dutch and north German surname, from Middle Low German brul (“low wetland”). Compare the variant Bruehl.
* Also as a German surname, from the noun Brille (“eyeglasses”).
* As a Jewish surname, from Hebrew בן [script needed] (rabi, “son of..”) followed by a Yiddish personal name, likely acronymic in origin.

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


Christchurch

Christ Church, Oxford
Christchurch
University of Oxford

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

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


Leire

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


Devizes

From Latin. Because the castle was on the boundaries of the manors of Rowde, Bishops Cannings and Potterne it became known as the castrum ad divisas ("the castle at the boundaries"). On John Speed's map of Wiltshire (1611), the town's name is recorded as The Devyses.

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0061).


Skeffington

Skeffington (countable and uncountable, plural Skeffingtons)

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

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


Edington

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

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


Langley

Langley (countable and uncountable, plural Langleys)

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

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

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

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

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


Euston

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


Woodley

Woodley (countable and uncountable, plural Woodleys)

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

A town and civil parish with a town council in Wokingham borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU7673).


Tring

A market town and civil parish in Dacorum borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9211).


Weldon

North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire#English

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


Lydd

Folkestone and Hythe
Folkestone and Hythe#English

A town and civil parish with a town council, on the Romney Marsh in Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0420).


Yarm

A town and civil parish with a town council in Stockton-on-Tees borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4112).


Cosby

Cosby (countable and uncountable, plural Cosbys)

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

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


Cavendish

Cavendish (countable and uncountable, plural Cavendishes)

* (English village): Enclosure of a man named Cāfna + Old English edisc; recorded as Kauanadisc in 1086 (DB).
* (in Vermont): Likely named after William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire.
* (banana): Named after William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire.

named-after

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


Crosby

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

A civil parish (served by Thornton-le-Beans and Crosby-Cotcliffe Parish Council) south-east of Northallerton, North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district.


Well

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

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


Salford

en-proper noun

Salford (countable and uncountable, plural Salfords)

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

City of Salford
Salford (disambiguation)

West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire#English

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


Bury

Bury (countable and uncountable, plural Burys)

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

Bury
Bury (surname)
Bury, Greater Manchester

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

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


Liss

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


Welwyn

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


Skegness

From either (East) Old Norse Skeggi (personal name) or skegg (“beard”) + nes (“headland”).

A town and civil parish with a town council in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England (OS grid ref TF5663).


Kirkland

Kirkland (countable and uncountable, plural Kirklands)

A civil parish in Wyre district, Lancashire, England.


Cowling

Cowling (countable and uncountable, plural Cowlings)

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

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


Hixon

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


Hickling

Hickling (countable and uncountable, plural Hicklings)

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

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


Drayton

Drayton (countable and uncountable, plural Draytons)

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

der

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

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

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

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

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

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


Rudge

en-proper noun

Rudge (countable and uncountable, plural Rudges)

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

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


Hawes

A small market town and civil parish (served by Hawes and High Abbotside Parish Council) in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD8789).


Bungay

A market town and civil parish with a town council in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM3389).