-tun

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Old English[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-tun or -tūn

  1. Town, derivative of tun. Used in place names, often as part of suffix -ingtūn, romanised to -ington.

References[edit]

  • [1976], David Mills, The Place Names of Lancashire, London: Batsford Books, ISBN 0-7134-3248-9, page 48:
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