Smeeton Westerby
village · Leicestershire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Smeeton likely derives from Old English 'smæl tun', meaning 'narrow farmstead'. Westerby is from Old Norse 'vestri byr', meaning 'west farmstead'.
Word origins
- Smeet
- Old Englishnarrow farmstead(from smæl "narrow", tun "farmstead, village")
- Westerby
- Old Norsewest farmstead(from vestri "west", byr "farmstead, village")