Alderton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0033).

OriginOld English alor →
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Meanings

proper nounAlderton (countable and uncountable, plural Aldertons)

plural Aldertons

  1. A number of places in England:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0033).
    2. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish (without a council) in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, formerly in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP7446).
    3. countableuncountableA small village in Myddle, Broughton and Harmer Hill parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4923).
    4. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, formerly in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3441).
    5. countableuncountableA village in Luckington parish, north-west Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8382).
  2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishalor“alder”
  2. EnglishAlderton

From Old English alor (“alder”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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