Lower Egleton
hamlet · County of Herefordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable3 sources · historical forms · name elements
Lower Egleton is a settlement named after a person called Eadgyth or Egel, with the suffix '-ton' indicating a farmstead or village. It is situated at a lower elevation. The 'Lower' prefix distinguishes it.
Word origins
- Lower
- Old Englishlower, situated below
- Egle
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Eadgyth "personal name", Egel "personal name")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosed place, settlement, village")
Historical forms
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