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Tilstone Bank

hamlet · Cheshire West and Chester

Old EnglishAI-generated

Tilstone Bank is likely named after a prominent feature, possibly a hill or ridge, called 'Tilstone'. The 'bank' element refers to a slope or embankment. 'Tilstone' may derive from an Old English personal name combined with 'stan' meaning stone.

Word origins

Tilstone
Old EnglishTīla's stone(from Tīla "personal name", stan "stone")
bank
Old Englishslope, embankment