Adlington

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Cheshire East borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9180).

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Meanings

proper nounAdlington (countable and uncountable, plural Adlingtons)

plural Adlingtons · alternative Hadlington

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Cheshire East borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9180).
    2. countableuncountableA town and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6013).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name Ēadwulf + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

Adlington. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adlington

MLA

“Adlington.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adlington. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Adlington,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adlington.

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