Freckleton
town · Lancashire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Freckleton is an Old English name meaning 'Freckel's settlement'. It refers to a settlement belonging to a person named Freckel.
Word origins
- Freckel
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Freckel "personal name")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosure, settlement, farmstead")
Historical forms
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