Lower Blagdon
hamlet · Torbay
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name likely derives from Old English 'blæc' meaning 'black' and 'dūn' meaning 'hill'. It refers to a settlement on or near a dark-coloured hill.
Word origins
- Lower
- Old Englishlower settlement(from lū(w)er "lower")
- Blagdon
- Old Englishblack hill(from blæc "black", dūn "hill")
Historical forms
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