churchtown

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English cherch toune, church toune, from Old English ċiriċtūn, equivalent to church +‎ town. Piecewise doublet of kirktown. === Noun === churchtown (plural churchtowns) (UK) In the southwest of England, a hamlet or village distinguished by being the location of a parish church. Synonym: (Scotland) kirktown Zennor Churchtown 1791, Peter Barfoot, John Wilkes (of Milland House, Sussex), The Universal British Directory of Trade, Commerce, and Manufacture (volume 2, page 539) About half a mile Southwest of the churchtown is Tredrea, the seat of the Rev. Edward Giddy. ==== Derived terms ==== Mylor Churchtown === References === “church town”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.