Pendleton
village · Lancashire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Pendleton is an English village name. It is composed of 'pen' (possibly from Old English 'penn' meaning 'enclosure' or 'fold') and 'tun' meaning 'settlement' or 'farmstead'. The name means 'settlement by the enclosure'.
Word origins
- Pen
- Old EnglishEnclosure, fold(from penn "enclosure, fold")
- tun
- Old EnglishSettlement, farmstead(from tūn "settlement, farmstead")