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Congleton

UK/ˈkɒŋɡəltən/

Congleton proper noun: a town and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ854628).

Proper noun

Congleton (countable and uncountable, plural Congletons)

  1. A town and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ854628).
  2. A former borough in Cheshire, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into Cheshire East.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Congleton

pluralCongletons

Origin of Congleton

From Old English cung (“mound”) + hyll (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Congleton

What does Congleton mean?
Congleton means a town and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ854628).
What part of speech is Congleton?
Congleton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Congleton?
Congleton is pronounced /ˈkɒŋɡəltən/ (UK).

Words near Congleton in the dictionary

  1. conglaciated
  2. conglaciates
  3. conglaciating
  4. conglaciation
  5. conglaciations
  6. Congleton
  7. Congletons
  8. conglobate
  9. conglobated
  10. conglobates
  11. conglobatin

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