Moreton Pinkney
village · West Northamptonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This village name means 'the large farmstead by the marsh'. It combines the Old English 'mōr' (moor, marsh) and 'tūn' (farmstead) with the surname Pinkney, referring to the de Pinkeny family who held the manor in the 13th century.
Word origins
- Mōr
- Old Englishmoor, marsh
- tūn
- Old Englishfarmstead, settlement
- Pinkney
- Norman Frenchfamily name
Historical forms
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