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Appleton

village · Oxfordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Appleton means 'apple orchard' or 'settlement where apples grow'. It is formed from the Old English 'æppel' (apple) and 'tun' (settlement, farmstead, village).

Word origins

æppel
Old Englishapple(from æppel "apple")
tun
Old Englishsettlement, farmstead, village(from tun "settlement, farmstead, village")

Historical forms

Appeltone