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Easton Maudit

village · North Northamptonshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This village name means 'east settlement'. The 'Maudit' element refers to the Mauduit family who held the manor in the 12th century. It is derived from the Old English words 'ēast' (east) and 'tūn' (settlement, farmstead, village).

Word origins

Easton
Old Englisheast settlement(from ēast "east", tūn "settlement, farmstead, village")
Maudit
Norman Frenchreferring to the Mauduit family

Historical forms

Estone · Estone Mauduit