Appleton Thorn
village · Warrington
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Appleton Thorn refers to an 'apple orchard' or 'apple farmstead' near a thorn tree. The name combines Old English 'æppel' (apple) and 'tun' (settlement) with 'thorn', likely indicating a prominent thorn tree in the vicinity.
Word origins
- æppel
- Old Englishapple(from æppel "apple")
- tun
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead, village(from tun "settlement, farmstead, village")
- þorn
- Old Englishthorn tree(from þorn "thorn tree")
Historical forms
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