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1. Old English · derived fromhwearf“wharf, embankment”
2. Old English · derived fromweard“ward, guard”
3. Old English · derived fromtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
4. Old English · derived fromwæfre“wavering, winding”
5. English todayWharton

Various possible origins: * The villages in Cheshire and Herefordshire are named after the River Weaver, whose name derives from Old English wæfre (“wavering, winding”), + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Lincolnshire is named with either Old English weard (“ward, guard”) or waroþ (“shore, warth”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Cumbria is named with Old English hwearf (“wharf, embankment”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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