Etymology

Congleton

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Today it means: A town and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ854628). Full definition →

Old English cung
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  1. Old English · derived fromcung“mound”
  2. English todayCongleton

From Old English cung (“mound”) + hyll (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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