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Warton Crag

hill or mountain · Lancashire · 163m

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name likely originates from Old English 'weard-tun' meaning 'watch-settlement' or 'farmstead by the watch'. 'Crag' is a later addition, meaning 'rock' or 'cliff'.

Word origins

Warton
Old EnglishWatch-settlement(from weard "watch, lookout", tun "settlement, farmstead")
Crag
Old Englishrock, cliff