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Ingleton

village · County Durham

Old EnglishAI-generated

Ingleton likely means 'settlement or farmstead of Ingjald's people'. Ingjald is a personal name of Old Norse origin, and '-ton' is a common Old English suffix for a settlement.

Word origins

Ingleton
Old EnglishIngjald's people's settlement(from Ingjalds "of Ingjald", tūn "settlement, farmstead")

Historical forms

Ingeltone