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Netherton

/ˈnɛðətən/

Netherton proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Netherton (countable and uncountable, plural Nethertons)

  1. A surname.
  2. A suburb of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
  3. A suburb of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5176).
  4. A hamlet in Linkinhorne parish, east Cornwall (OS grid ref SX2872).
  5. A suburb of Maryport, Cumberland, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY0436).
  6. A settlement in Haccombe with Combe parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8971).
  7. A hamlet in Hatherop parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST1504).
  8. A hamlet in Faccombe parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3757).
  9. A hamlet in Pencoyd parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5226).
  10. A suburb of Bootle, Sefton borough, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3599).
  11. A small village and civil parish (served by Netherton and Biddlestone Parish Council) in Northumberland (OS grid ref NT9807).
  12. A hamlet in Fyfield and Tubney parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU4299).
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  1. A hamlet in Highley parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO7382).
  2. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9488).
  3. A village near Armitage Bridge, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1213).
  4. A locality near Farnley Tyas, Kirkburton parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1712).
  5. A village in Sitlington parish, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE2716).
  6. A hamlet and civil parish (served by Elmley Castle, Bricklehampton and Netherton Parish Council) in Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO9941).
  7. A hamlet in Strathmore, Angus council area (OS grid ref NO5457).
  8. A suburb of Glasgow, Glasgow council area (OS grid ref NS5469).
  9. A suburb of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NS7854).
  10. A hamlet near Bridge of Cally, Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO1452).
  11. A suburb of Strathblane, Stirling council area (OS grid ref NS5579).
  12. A rural community in Hauraki district, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand.

Forms of Netherton

pluralNethertons

Origin of Netherton

"The lower settlement", from Old English niþera (“lower”) + tūn (“settlement”).

Phrases with Netherton

Questions about Netherton

What does Netherton mean?
Netherton means a surname.
What part of speech is Netherton?
Netherton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Netherton?
Netherton is pronounced /ˈnɛðətən/.

Words near Netherton in the dictionary

  1. netherstocks
  2. nethertheless
  3. Netherthorpe
  4. netherthought
  5. netherthoughts
  6. Netherton
  7. Netherton syndrome
  8. Nethertons
  9. Nethertown
  10. netherverse
  11. netherverses

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