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Flitwick

town · Central Bedfordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Flitwick means 'the farmstead or village on the River Flit'. It is composed of the river name Flit and the Old English word 'wīc' meaning 'farmstead' or 'village'.

Word origins

Flit
UnknownRiver Flit
wick
Old Englishfarmstead, village(from wīc "farmstead, village")

Historical forms

Flitewic