Clopton Corner
village · Suffolk
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Clopton Corner is a hamlet named after the nearby village of Clopton, which means 'Cload's farmstead'. The 'Corner' indicates its location at a junction or edge.
Word origins
- Clopton
- Old EnglishAttestedCload's farmstead(from Cload "personal name", tūn "farmstead, village")
- Corner
- Old EnglishCorner, junction(from cornor "corner, angle")
Historical forms
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