"Caustone" meaning in Old English

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Proper name

Etymology: Recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book. Equivalent to a given name, possibly Old Norse *Kakkr, with genitive -s + tun (“town”). Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=|sort=}} Caustone m, {{ang-prop|m}} Caustone m
  1. Caxton (a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England) Wikipedia link: Domesday Book Tags: masculine Categories (place): Civil parishes of Cambridgeshire, England, Places in Cambridgeshire, England, Places in England, Villages in Cambridgeshire, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Caustone-ang-name-hlyb54Ts Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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