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Staining

village · Lancashire

Old EnglishAI-generated

The village name means 'the place where people stayed or lingered'. It derives from an Old English word for staying or dwelling.

Word origins

Stain
Old Englishstaying, lingering(from stān "staying, lingering")
ing
Old Englishplace(from īng "place, dwelling")

Historical forms

Staninges