Upton
suburban area · Hampshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Upton is a settlement named 'tun', meaning a farmstead or village, situated in an upper or higher location. The name signifies 'upper settlement'.
Word origins
- Up
- Old Englishup, upper(from up "up")
- tun
- Old Englishfarmstead, village, settlement(from tun "farmstead, village, settlement")
Historical forms
Uptone · Upton