The story
From Old English cirice (“church”) + heah (“high”) + tun (“tun”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A small village in Capheaton parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ0177). Full definition →
From Old English cirice (“church”) + heah (“high”) + tun (“tun”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.