Muckleton
hamlet · Shropshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This hamlet's name likely derives from an Old English personal name and the settlement suffix '-tun'. It refers to a farmstead or village associated with a person named Mucel.
Word origins
- Mucel
- Old EnglishAttestedgreat, loud(from Mucel "personal name")
- tun
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, village, estate(from *tūn "enclosure, settlement")
Historical forms
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