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Upper Pennington

suburban area · Hampshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Upper Pennington refers to a settlement on higher ground, possibly named after a person named 'Peon' or 'Pæga', with 'tun' meaning settlement.

Word origins

Upper
Old Englishhigher(from upera "upper")
Pennington
Old EnglishPeon's settlement(from Peon/Pæga "personal name", tun "settlement, farmstead")

Historical forms

Pedingetone (1086)