See also: Appendix:Variations of "tun"
Old English
Suffix
-tun or -tūn
- Town, derivative of tun. Used in place names, often as part of suffix -ingtūn, romanised to -ington.
References
- Mills, David (1976) The Place Names of Lancashire, London: Batsford Books, ISBN 0-7134-3248-9, page 48