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Fenton

/ˈfɛn.tən/

Fenton proper noun: a hamlet in Pidley cum Fenton parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL3279).

Proper noun

Fenton (countable and uncountable, plural Fentons)

  1. A hamlet in Pidley cum Fenton parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL3279).
  2. A village in Hayton parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY501560).
  3. A village and civil parish (without a council) in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK880509).
  4. A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK844767).
  5. A hamlet in Doddington parish, Northumberland, divided into East and West Fenton (OS grid ref NT9733).
  6. A hamlet in Sturton le Steeple parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK792248).
  7. A town in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, one of the Potteries (OS grid ref SJ897446).
  8. A township in Whiteside County, Illinois.
  9. A city in Kossuth County, Iowa.
  10. An unincorporated community in Trigg County, Kentucky.
  11. A village in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana.
  12. A city and township in Genesee County, Michigan.
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  1. A township in Murray County, Minnesota.
  2. A small city in St. Louis County, Missouri.
  3. A town in Broome County, New York.
  4. A community south-east of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Fenton

pluralFentons
alternative formFinton

Origin of Fenton

From Middle English Fenton, from Old English fenn (“fen, marsh”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Fenton

Words that rhyme with Fenton

Questions about Fenton

What does Fenton mean?
Fenton means a hamlet in Pidley cum Fenton parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL3279).
What part of speech is Fenton?
Fenton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Fenton?
Fenton is pronounced /ˈfɛn.tən/.

Words near Fenton in the dictionary

  1. fentichlor
  2. fenticlor
  3. fenticonazole
  4. fentin
  5. fentin acetate
  6. Fenton
  7. Fenton's reagent
  8. Fentonbury
  9. Fentons
  10. Fentons Creek
  11. fentrazamide

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