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Grindleton

village · Lancashire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Grindleton is a village named after a person called 'Grinda' and the Old English word 'tūn', meaning a farmstead or village. It refers to a settlement associated with Grinda.

Word origins

Grinda
Old Englisha personal name(from Grinda "personal name")
ton
Old Englishfarmstead, village(from tūn "farmstead, village")

Historical forms

Grindelton