Clacton-on-Sea
town · Essex
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Clacton means 'Claca's settlement'. The first part is a personal name, and the second refers to a farmstead or village.
Word origins
- Claca
- Old EnglishClaca (personal name)
- tūn
- Old Englishfarmstead, village, settlement
Historical forms
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