Pendleton
village · Lancashire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
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 EnglishAttestedEnclosure, fold(from penn "enclosure, fold")
- tun
- Old EnglishAttestedSettlement, farmstead(from tūn "settlement, farmstead")