Etymology

Crofton

C3R1O1F4T1O1N1

Today it means: A settlement in Thursby parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale district (OS grid ref NY3050). Full definition →

Old English croft
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromcroft“enclosure”
  2. English todayCrofton

From Old English croft (“enclosure”) + tūn (“farmstead”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishcroft all →

croftScowcroft

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