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Shafton

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SHAF-tun'SHAF-tuhn'2 syllables
🇬🇧English
Grounded

MEANING

Settlement by the shaft

ORIGIN

Old English

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from Old English elements 'sceaft' meaning 'shaft or pole' and 'tun' meaning 'enclosure or settlement'

CULTURAL NOTES

Shafton may have been originally used to describe a place near a prominent pole or pillar.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Used historically in England as a place name for areas with a notable shaft or pillar.

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