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Rushton

Rushton proper noun: a village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5863).

Proper noun

Rushton (countable and uncountable, plural Rushtons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5863).
  2. A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Kettering borough (OS grid ref SP8482).
  3. A civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England, which includes the village of Rushton Spencer.
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Rushton

pluralRushtons

Origin of Rushton

From Old English risċ (“rush, reed”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Rushton

Phrases with Rushton

Questions about Rushton

What does Rushton mean?
Rushton means a village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5863).
What part of speech is Rushton?
Rushton is a proper noun.

Words near Rushton in the dictionary

  1. rushnyky
  2. Rusholme
  3. Rushoon
  4. rusht
  5. RushTok
  6. Rushton
  7. Rushton turbine
  8. Rushton turbines
  9. Rushtons
  10. Rushville
  11. Rushwick

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