Warton
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“From the merchandising town,” i.e., from the market town, based on the Anglo-Saxon warn (merchandise) and tun (town).
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Anglo-Saxon
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Weir
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“(The dweller in the cottage near) the river dam,” based on the Anglo-Saxon wer, a dam in a river
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Anglo-Saxon
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Wode
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“Wednesday’s child,” based on the Anglo-Saxon Wodnes daeg (Woden’sday, i.e., Wednesday), in allusion to Woden, a Germanic god.
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Anglo-Saxon
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