Upper Egleton
hamlet · County of Herefordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable3 sources · historical forms · name elements
Upper Egleton refers to a settlement located higher up or further north than another place called Egleton. The name Egleton likely derives from an Old English personal name and the word 'tun', meaning farmstead or village.
Word origins
- Upper
- Old Englishhigher, further up(from upera "upper")
- Egleton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead associated with Egel(from Egel "personal name", tun "farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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