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Fenton

village · Lincolnshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Fenton likely means 'the farmstead or village on the fen'. It is composed of the Old English word 'fen' (marshy ground) and 'tun' (farmstead, village).

Word origins

Fen
Old Englishmarshy ground(from fen "marshy ground")
ton
Old Englishfarmstead, village(from tūn "farmstead, village")

Historical forms

Fentone · Fentun