Etymology

Alfriston

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5103). Full definition →

Old English Ælfrīces
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromtūn
  2. Old English · inherited fromÆlfrīces
  3. English todayAlfriston

From Old English Ælfrīces + Old English tūn

Words from the same roots

Old Englishtūn all →

wellingtonClaytonWilmingtonbartonLutonWhartonfinkPendletonPembertonTunbridgeCrichtonBeltonTorringtonRoystonTunstallPinkertonLeytonFramptonLoftonNaughtonBlytonTarletonConistonOultonTurtonColstonCheritonLoxtonLentonSymington

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