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Adlington

Adlington proper noun: a village and civil parish in Cheshire East borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9180).

Proper noun

Adlington (countable and uncountable, plural Adlingtons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Cheshire East borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9180).
  2. A town and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6013).
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Adlington

pluralAdlingtons
alternative formHadlington

Origin of Adlington

From the Old English personal name Ēadwulf + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Adlington

What does Adlington mean?
Adlington means a village and civil parish in Cheshire East borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9180).
What part of speech is Adlington?
Adlington is a proper noun.

Words near Adlington in the dictionary

  1. Adleys
  2. adlib
  3. adlibbed
  4. adlibbing
  5. adlibs
  6. Adlington
  7. Adlingtons
  8. adlocation
  9. adlocative
  10. Adlock
  11. adlocution

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