Clapton in Gordano
village · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Clapton in Gordano is an Old English name meaning 'farmstead on clayey soil', with the suffix 'in Gordano' referring to the local Norman family who held the manor.
Word origins
- Clapton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead on clayey soil(from clæg "clay", tūn "farmstead, village, estate")
- in Gordano
- Norman Frenchbelonging to the de Gournay family(from de Gournay "from Gournay-en-Bray, Normandy")
Historical forms
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