Etymology

Myton-on-Swale

Today it means: A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4366). Full definition →

Old English mȳðe
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The story

  1. Old English · derived frommȳðe“confluence”
  2. English todayMyton-on-Swale

From Old English mȳðe (“confluence”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The place is located on the River Swale, where it joins the River Ure.

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