churchtown

Meanings

1. In the southwest of England, a hamlet or village distinguished by being the location of a parish church.

1. A number of places in England:
2. A hamlet in St Breward parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX0977).
3. A small settlement in Sebergham parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3641).
4. A hamlet in Darley Dale parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2663)
5. A small settlement in Parracombe parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6744).
6. A hamlet in Bridgerule parish, Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS2803).
7. A village in Kirkland parish, Wyre district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD4843).
8. A suburb of Southport, Sefton borough, Merseyside (OS grid ref SD3618).
9. A hamlet in Mainstone parish, south-west Shropshire (OS grid ref SO2687).
10. A hamlet in Luxborough parish, Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref SS9737).
11. A small village west of Ramsey, Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC4294).
12. A village and townland near Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland.

Etymology

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