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Norton Little Green

village · Suffolk

Old EnglishAI-generated

The village name means 'the northern farmstead or village'. It is likely that 'Little Green' was added later to distinguish it from other settlements named Norton.

Word origins

Norton
Old Englishnorthern farmstead or village(from norþ "north", tūn "farmstead, village, estate")
Little Green
Old Englishsmall common land(from lȳtel "small", grēne "common land")

Historical forms

Nortone · Nortune