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Edgton

hamlet · Shropshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name combines 'Edg', possibly from a personal name or 'edge', with the Old English suffix '-ton', meaning 'enclosed farmstead' or 'village'. It refers to a settlement associated with 'Edg'.

Word origins

Edg
Old Englishpersonal name element or edge(from Eadg- "prosperous-")
ton
Old Englishenclosed farmstead, village(from tūn "enclosed farmstead, village")