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Salperton

hamlet · Gloucestershire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Salperton is likely named after a person called 'Seleberht' or a similar Old English personal name, combined with the Old English word 'tun' meaning 'enclosure' or 'village'.

Word origins

Salper
Old EnglishSeleberht's(from Seleberht "personal name")
ton
Old Englishenclosure, village(from tun "enclosure, village")

Historical forms

Seleberhtestun (1086)