Ruyton-XI-Towns

English

Etymology

Formally Ruyton of the Eleven Towns, it acquired the compound name in the twelfth century when a castle was built, and it became the major manor of eleven local townships. Six of the original towns, including Ruyton, are in the parish; the other five are in West Felton parish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɹaɪtən ɪˈlɛvən taʊnz/

Proper noun

Ruyton-XI-Towns

  1. A village and civil parish next to the River Perry in north-west Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3922).

References

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