Alderton
village · Suffolk
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Alderton is a village name meaning 'the farmstead or village by the alder trees'. It is derived from the Old English 'alor' (alder) and 'tun' (farmstead, village).
Word origins
- Alder
- Old EnglishAttestedalder tree(from alor "alder")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, village(from tun "farmstead, village")