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Town Head

suburban area

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name indicates the upper end or highest point of a settlement. It is formed from the Old English 'tūn' (settlement, village) and 'hēafod' (head, top, source).

Word origins

tūn
Old Englishsettlement, farmstead, village(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
hēafod
Old Englishhead, top, source(from hēafod "head")