Sutton Crosses
settlement · Lincolnshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name refers to a 'south settlement' (Sutton) that is marked by crosses. It combines the Old English 'sūþ' (south) and 'tun' (settlement) with 'cross' (from Old Norse 'kross' or Old English 'cros').
Word origins
- sūþ
- Old Englishsouth(from sūþ "south")
- tun
- Old Englishsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "settlement")
- cross
- Old Norsecross(from kross "cross")