Church Town
suburban area · Derbyshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Church Town refers to the main settlement or village associated with a church. It signifies the central part of a community focused around its place of worship.
Word origins
- Church
- Old EnglishAttestedchurch(from cirice "church")
- Town
- Old EnglishAttestedenclosed settlement, village(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")