Etymology

Kirkheaton

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Today it means: A small village in Capheaton parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ0177). Full definition →

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The story

From Old English cirice (“church”) + heah (“high”) + tun (“tun”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.