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Flookburgh

village · Westmorland and Furness

Old EnglishAI-generated

The village name likely means 'settlement by a pool or marsh'. The first element is from Old English 'flōc' meaning a pool or marsh, and the second is 'burgh' meaning a fortified place or settlement.

Word origins

flōc
Old Englishpool, marsh(from flōc "pool, marsh")
burgh
Old Englishfortified place, settlement(from burh "fortified place, town")

Historical forms

Flocburgh