West Town

suburban area · North Somerset

Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements

West Town is a descriptive name for a settlement located to the west of a main town or village. The 'west' element indicates its direction, and 'town' refers to a settlement.

Word origins

West
Old Englishwest(from west "west")
Town
Old EnglishAttestedtown, village, settlement(from tun "enclosure, farmstead, village, town")

Historical forms

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