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Cleestanton

settlement · Shropshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Cleestanton is an Old English placename, possibly meaning 'homestead or village near a clearing'. 'Cleer' might relate to a clearing, and 'tun' means homestead or village.

Word origins

Cleestanton
Old Englishclearing homestead(from clēara "clearing", tūn "homestead, village")

Historical forms

Clystanton