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Anderton

Anderton proper noun: a village in Anderton with Marbury parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6475).

Proper noun

Anderton

  1. A village in Anderton with Marbury parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6475).
  2. A settlement in Millbrook parish, eastern Cornwall (OS grid ref SX4252).
  3. A suburban village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6013).
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Origin of Anderton

From Old English Eanred + tun, meaning "Eanred's town".

Phrases with Anderton

Questions about Anderton

What does Anderton mean?
Anderton means a village in Anderton with Marbury parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6475).
What part of speech is Anderton?
Anderton is a proper noun.

Words near Anderton in the dictionary

  1. Andersonstown
  2. Andersonville
  3. Andersson
  4. Anderssons
  5. Anderston
  6. Anderton
  7. Anderton with Marbury
  8. anderun
  9. anderuns
  10. Andes
  11. Andes Mountains

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