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Willstone

settlement · Shropshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Willstone is an Old English name, likely meaning 'Wifel's stone' or 'stone on Wifel's land'. It could refer to a boundary stone or a significant rock associated with a person named Wifel.

Word origins

Willis
Old Englishof Wifel(from Wifel "a personal name")
stone
Old Englishstone(from stān "stone")

Historical forms

Willes-stone