Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗A town, unitary authority, and borough in Bedfordshire. · An airport to the north of London, in Bedfordshire. · A hamlet in Broadhembury parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST0802). · A small village in Bishopsteignton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9076).
From the name of the River Lea + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Doublet of Leyton.
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- Derivation mentiontūnang
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