Church Village
village · Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable3 sources · historical forms · name elements
This village name is composed of two Old English elements. 'Circe' refers to a church, and 'tun' means a settlement or farmstead. Therefore, it signifies a settlement associated with a church.
Word origins
- Church
- Old EnglishAttestedchurch(from cirice "church")
- Village
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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