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Alderton

Alderton proper noun: a village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0033).

Proper noun

Alderton (countable and uncountable, plural Aldertons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0033).
  2. A small village and civil parish (without a council) in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, formerly in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP7446).
  3. A small village in Myddle, Broughton and Harmer Hill parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4923).
  4. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, formerly in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3441).
  5. A village in Luckington parish, north-west Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8382).
  6. A census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States.
  7. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Alderton

pluralAldertons

Origin of Alderton

From Old English alor (“alder”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

Questions about Alderton

What does Alderton mean?
Alderton means a village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0033).
What part of speech is Alderton?
Alderton is a proper noun.

Words near Alderton in the dictionary

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  5. Aldersons
  6. Alderton
  7. Aldertons
  8. Alderwick
  9. Alderwicks
  10. alderwoman
  11. alderwomen

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