Aston Flamville
village · Leicestershire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Aston Flamville means 'the east settlement belonging to the Flamville family'. It combines the Old English 'ēast' (east) and 'tūn' (settlement) with the Norman surname Flamville, referring to the de Flamville family who held the manor.
Word origins
- Aston
- Old Englisheast settlement(from ēast "east", tūn "settlement, farmstead, village")
- Flamville
- Norman Frenchfrom Flamville in Normandy(from Flam "a personal name", ville "settlement, manor")