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Withington Marsh

village · County of Herefordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Withington Marsh is an Old English name. 'Withington' refers to 'the settlement of Witta's people', and 'marsh' indicates a wetland area. Thus, it means 'the marshy settlement of Witta's people'.

Word origins

Withington
Old Englishsettlement of Witta's people(from Witta "a personal name", -ingas "people, followers", tūn "settlement, farmstead")
marsh
Old Englishwetland area(from mearc "boundary, borderland")