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-tun

-tun

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tun"

Old English

Suffix

-tun or -tūn

  1. 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