Axton
village · Sir y Fflint - Flintshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Axton likely means 'settlement on the River Axe'. It combines the river name 'Axe' with the Old English word 'tūn', meaning settlement or farmstead.
Word origins
- Ax-
- Old EnglishRiver Axe(from Axa "river")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosure, settlement, farmstead")
Historical forms
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