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Townhead

suburban area · Westmorland and Furness

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to the head or upper part of a settlement or town, possibly on higher ground. It combines the Old English 'tūn' (settlement, farmstead) with 'hēafod' (head).

Word origins

Town
Old Englishsettlement, farmstead, village(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, estate, village")
head
Old Englishhead, upper part(from hēafod "head")

Historical forms

Tounheved