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churchtown

Today it means: In the southwest of England, a hamlet or village distinguished by being the location of a parish church. Full definition →

Middle English cherch toune, church toune ← Old English ċiriċtūn

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churchtown · noun¹

Old English · inherited fromċiriċtūn
Middle English · inherited fromcherch toune, church toune
English todaychurchtown

From Middle English cherch toune, church toune, from Old English ċiriċtūn, equivalent to church + town. Piecewise doublet of kirktown.

Churchtown · proper noun²

From church + town.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.