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Anslow Common

hamlet · Staffordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Anslow Common likely originates from the Old English personal name 'Anse(l)' combined with 'hlaw', meaning a hill or burial mound. The 'Common' refers to an area of open land.

Word origins

Anslow
Old Englishpersonal name + hill(from Anse(l) "personal name", hlāw "hill, burial mound")
Common
Old Englishcommon land(from gemǣne "common")