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Pendleton

Pendleton proper noun: a village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7539).

Proper noun

Pendleton

  1. A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7539).
  2. A suburb of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8199).
  3. An English habitational surname from the places in England.
  4. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  5. A town in Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana; named for founder Thomas Pendleton.
  6. A village in Warren County, Missouri; named for postmaster J. W. Pendleton.
  7. A town in Niagara County, New York; named for founder Sylvester Pendleton Clark.
  8. A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
  9. A city, the county seat of Umatilla County, Oregon.
  10. A town in Anderson County, South Carolina.
  11. A census-designated place in Bell County, Texas.

Origin of Pendleton

'The settlement beside Pendle', from Pendle + Old English tūn (“settlement”).

Words formed from Pendleton

Phrases with Pendleton

Questions about Pendleton

What does Pendleton mean?
Pendleton means a village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7539).
What part of speech is Pendleton?
Pendleton is a proper noun.

Words near Pendleton in the dictionary

  1. Pendlay rows
  2. Pendle
  3. Pendle Hill
  4. Pendlebury
  5. Pendleian
  6. Pendleton
  7. Pendleton County
  8. pendletonite
  9. Pendley
  10. Pendleys
  11. Pendock

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