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Angerton

Angerton proper noun: a village in Kirkbride parish and Holme East Waver parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY2257).

Proper noun

Angerton

  1. A village in Kirkbride parish and Holme East Waver parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY2257).
  2. A hamlet in Broughton West parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD2184).
  3. A civil parish (served by Duddon Parish Council) in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, south and east of the hamlet.

Origin of Angerton

From Old English angr (“bay”) + tun (“town”). The first element is related to Proto-Germanic *angijō (“meadow, lowland”).

Words formed from Angerton

Questions about Angerton

What does Angerton mean?
Angerton means a village in Kirkbride parish and Holme East Waver parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY2257).
What part of speech is Angerton?
Angerton is a proper noun.

Words near Angerton in the dictionary

  1. angers
  2. Angerses
  3. angersome
  4. Angerstein
  5. angertainment
  6. Angerton
  7. Angerville
  8. angery
  9. Angetenar
  10. Angevin
  11. Angevine

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