Farthingstone
village · West Northamptonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Farthingstone means 'the stone or boundary marker of four households'. It combines 'fērthing' (a quarter of a hide of land, or four households) with 'stān' (stone).
Word origins
- Farthing
- Old Englisha quarter of a hide of land, or four households(from fēorðing "a quarter")
- stone
- Old EnglishAttestedstone(from stān "stone")
Historical forms
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