Felton
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Usually ‘farmstead or village in open country’, OE feld + tūn; examples include: Felton Herefordshire Felton (1086) (DB). Felton Northumberland Feltona (1167). Felton Butler Shropshire Feltone (1086) (DB), Felton Butiler 13th cent. Manorial affix from the Buteler family, here in the 12th cent. Felton, West Shropshire Feltone (1086) (DB).
| Felthorpe, Feltham, Felsted | |
| Feltrim, Feltwell, Fen Ditton |
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