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| Name Ending |
| Introduction |
| -bec, beck |
| -burgh |
| -by, bi |
| -chester, caister |
| -den, dene |
| -don |
| -field |
| -firth |
| -ford |
| -hall |
| -ham |
| -ing |
| -kirk |
| -ley, lea, leigh |
| -minster |
| -scale |
| -sea, sey |
| -shaw, shawe |
| -stock, stoke, stow |
| -thwaite |
| -ton |
| -ville |
| -wick |
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New Light on Old Place Names
| | VILLE |
Original meaning="home" |
A few place names using the term
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Ville is normally expected to mean "town" these days. It is, however, related to the French verb "to live". Usually, the place originated as a single dwelling where a family lived, often just a farm. Over time, it expanded from a villa to a hamlet, a village, a town and, even, a city. It is common in most parts of France but also used in Britain after the Normans invaded.
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