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Coton in the Clay

hamlet · Staffordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Coton in the Clay denotes a settlement or farmstead ('tun') situated in a clay soil area. 'Coton' is a common Old English place-name element.

Word origins

Coton
Old Englishfarmstead, estate, village(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, estate, village")
in the Clay
Old Englishlocated in an area of clay soil(from on clāg "in clay")