Felton
village · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Felton likely means 'the farmstead or village on the river Fell'. It combines the Old English word 'feld' (field) or a personal name with 'tun' (farmstead, village).
Word origins
- Fel
- Old Englishfield or personal name(from feld "field", Fael "personal name")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, village(from tūn "farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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