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Freckleton

Freckleton proper noun: a village and civil parish in Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4328).

Proper noun

Freckleton (countable and uncountable, plural Freckletons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4328).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Freckleton

pluralFreckletons

Origin of Freckleton

From the Old English personal name *Frecla + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Freckleton

What does Freckleton mean?
Freckleton means a village and civil parish in Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4328).
What part of speech is Freckleton?
Freckleton is a proper noun.

Words near Freckleton in the dictionary

  1. frecklefaces
  2. freckleless
  3. freckles
  4. freckles up
  5. frecklesome
  6. Freckleton
  7. Freckletons
  8. frecklier
  9. freckliest
  10. freckling
  11. freckling up

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