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Stoughton Cross

hamlet · Somerset

Old EnglishAI-generated

Stoughton Cross is a hamlet named for a cross situated in or near Stoughton. 'Stoughton' likely means 'farmstead or village by a stony place' from Old English 'stān' (stone) and 'tūn' (farmstead, village).

Word origins

Stoughton
Old Englishfarmstead by a stony place(from stān "stone", tūn "farmstead, village")
Cross
Old Englishcross(from cros "cross")