Places with a 'ton' in their name, such as Sitterton in Dorset, are said to be the most quintessentially English places.
james locks
Attempts to uncover the ancient origins of British place names have long kept scholars and enthusiasts busy, and each place name often attracts multiple conflicting ideas. Artificial intelligence now offers a way to analyze a name's similarity to many other European languages ​​and reveal hints about its roots.
michael dalvian The University of Western Australia has obtained a list of 18,799 place names in England and 84,687 place names in countries such as Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Source: www.newscientist.com
