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Stilton

stil·ton

UK/ˈstɪltən/ US/ˈstɪltʌn/ rare archaic slang

noun

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Origin

Recorded as Stichiltone in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from Old English stigel (“stile”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The cheese was named after the village where it was originally sold.

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