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Congleton

town · Cheshire East

Old EnglishAI-generated

Congleton is named after a personal name, 'Cunig', and the Old English word 'tun', meaning a farmstead or settlement. It signifies the settlement of Cunig.

Word origins

Cunig
Old Englishpersonal name
tun
Old Englishfarmstead, village(from tūn "enclosed farmstead, village")