Slapton
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English
Etymology
From Old English slǣp (“slippery place”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).[1]
Proper noun
Slapton
- A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP9320). [2]
- A village and civil parish in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8245). [3]
- A village and civil parish (without a council) in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP6446). [4]
References
- ^ "Key to English Place Names". Key to English Place Names- Worth Kent. University of Nottingham.
- ^ Parish map (Buckinghamshire)
- ^ Parish map (Devon)
- ^ Parish map (Northamptonshire)