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Marsh Common

village · South Gloucestershire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Marsh Common refers to a common grazing area that is marshy. It combines the Old English 'mersc' meaning 'marsh' with 'cynemæne' meaning 'common land'.

Word origins

Marsh
Old Englishmarshy ground(from mersc "marsh")
Common
Old Englishcommon land(from cynemæne "common to all")