Pillerton Priors
village · Warwickshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Pillerton Priors is named after the Old English 'pyl', meaning creek or inlet, combined with 'tūn' (settlement). The 'Priors' part indicates that the manor was once held by a priory, likely Kenilworth Abbey.
Word origins
- pyl
- Old Englishcreek, inlet(from *pȳl "pool, creek")
- tūn
- Old Englishsettlement, village, estate(from *tūn "enclosure, settlement")
- Priors
- Old EnglishBelonging to a priory
Historical forms
Pilleton · Pillerton