Towns, cities, or villages. You can use the meaning (from Old English or Norse) as inspiration of the town's geography or history.
I have split it into Northern/Southern since they follow different trends. But you can use them for towns in other English-speaking countries too, in which case pick from either section.
Northern England
Scalestone – stone huts
Aisforth – east river crossing
Hasthorpe – hazel farmstead
Spenholme – fenced island
Langwood – long wood
Crossgill – cross ravine
Otterwick – otter settlement
Ramsrigg – ram ridge
Carlhill – freemen's hill
Rymere – rye lake
Camore – jackdaw marsh
Bardbridge – Beorn's bridge
Osgodyke – Osgod's oak tree
Raventhwaite – raven meadow
Kilnhaugh – kiln enclosure
Norton – north town
Irthlingham – wren meadow
Southern England
Carterford – Craeta's ford
Berisfield – barley field
Chippingdon – market place hill
Yarhurst – muddy wooded hill
Kingswell – king's stream
Sandbury – sandy fort
Cottley – cottage clearing
Ewington – yew-tree people's town
Redminster – reed monastery
Dunsgrave – hill grove
Ashcote – ash tree cottages
Hatlington – Hatel's town
Aldmarsh – chief's marshland
Greenstone – green town/green stone
Liningley – flax farmers' clearing
Durringfield – wild beast field
Huntincester – hunter's fort
Additions
Sometimes towns have an extra descriptor in their name based on their geography, size, features or patron saint.
[name] Green // [name] Common – villages with a village green or field in the centre
[name] Market – ancient market towns
[name]-upon-[name of river] – towns by a river
[name]-on-Sea // [name]-le-Sands // [name]-le-Woods – near the sea, beach or forest
[name] Cross // [name]-le-Street – towns on important roads or junctions
Great / Little [name]
[name] Magna / Parva (Latin for Great/Little, used in Southern England)
Bishop's [name]
[name] St John (or any other saint)
[name] Gate – village on the way into a larger town/city
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names for characters & places
RandomNames sorted by aesthetic, location, time period etc ~ First names, surnames, towns & cities, pets... I hoard names basically lol ~ For OCs, worldbuilding, roleplaying and more!
