Wootton St Lawrence
village · Hampshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Wootton St Lawrence means 'Wudutun' (farmstead by a wood) in Old English, with 'St Lawrence' added to identify the parish church dedicated to St Lawrence. It denotes a settlement near a wood.
Word origins
- Wootton
- Old Englishfarmstead by a wood(from wudu "wood", tun "farmstead, settlement")
- St Lawrence
- LatinSaint Lawrence