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Heaton

Heaton proper noun: a district of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD695095).

Proper noun

Heaton (countable and uncountable, plural Heatons)

  1. A district of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD695095).
  2. A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ950626).
  3. A suburb of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE142193).
  4. A suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2766).
  5. An unincorporated community in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Wells County, North Dakota, United States.
  8. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Heaton

pluralHeatons

Origin of Heaton

From Old English hēah (“high”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Heaton

Questions about Heaton

What does Heaton mean?
Heaton means a district of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD695095).
What part of speech is Heaton?
Heaton is a proper noun.

Words near Heaton in the dictionary

  1. heatmaking
  2. heatmap
  3. heatmapped
  4. heatmapping
  5. heatmaps
  6. Heaton
  7. Heaton Chapel
  8. Heaton Mersey
  9. Heaton Norris
  10. Heaton Park
  11. Heatons

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