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Spratton

village · West Northamptonshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

The village name likely derives from an Old English personal name and the term 'tūn', meaning settlement or farmstead. It refers to the settlement belonging to a person named 'Spraet'.

Word origins

Spraet
Old Englisha personal name(from sp(r)æt "sprat (fish)")
tūn
Old Englishsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")

Historical forms

Spraetone