Etymology

Bollington

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Today it means: A town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East borough, and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9377). Full definition →

Middle English Bolin
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromBolin“River <i class="Latn mention" lang="enm">Bollin</i>”
  2. English todayBollington

From Middle English Bolin (“River Bollin”) + tūn (“settlement”), 'the settlement on the river Bollin'.

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