Arleston
suburban area · Telford and Wrekin
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Arleston is likely an Old English name meaning 'the settlement of Eard's people'. It combines the personal name Eard with the Old English word 'tūn', meaning settlement or farmstead.
Word origins
- Arles
- Old EnglishThe genitive plural of the personal name Eard(from Eard "personal name")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead, or village(from tūn "settlement, farmstead, or village")
Historical forms
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