Anderton

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proper noun

A village in Anderton with Marbury parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6475).

OriginOld English Eanred →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A place in England:
    1. A village in Anderton with Marbury parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6475).
    2. A settlement in Millbrook parish, eastern Cornwall (OS grid ref SX4252).
    3. A suburban village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6013).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishEanred
  2. EnglishAnderton

From Old English Eanred + tun, meaning "Eanred's town".

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Anderton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anderton

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