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Meadowtown

hamlet · Shropshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Meadowtown is a hamlet named after a 'town' or settlement located in a meadow. The Old English 'mæd' means meadow and 'tun' means settlement.

Word origins

Meadow
Old Englishmeadow(from mæd "meadow")
town
Old Englishsettlement, farmstead(from tun "enclosure, settlement")

Historical forms

Medetun