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")