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Thistleton

hamlet · Lancashire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Thistleton is a settlement name likely meaning 'the tun (farmstead or village) of a person named Thistil'. Thistil is an Old English personal name derived from 'þistel' (thistle).

Word origins

Thistl
Old EnglishPersonal name derived from 'thistle'(from þistel "thistle")
ton
Old EnglishFarmstead, village(from tūn "farmstead, village")