Runcton
village · West Sussex
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Runcton is an Old English name, likely meaning 'settlement on the stream' or 'settlement by the marsh'.
Word origins
- Run
- Old EnglishAttestedstream or marsh(from rūn "secret, mystery", rinn "stream")
- cton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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