Angerton

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proper noun

A village in Kirkbride parish and Holme East Waver parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY2257).

OriginOld English angr ← Proto-Germanic *angijō →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village in Kirkbride parish and Holme East Waver parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY2257).
  2. A hamlet in Broughton West parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD2184).
  3. A civil parish (served by Duddon Parish Council) in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, south and east of the hamlet.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*angijō“meadow, lowland”
  2. Old Englishangr“bay”
  3. EnglishAngerton

From Old English angr (“bay”) + tun (“town”). The first element is related to Proto-Germanic *angijō (“meadow, lowland”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Angerton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Angerton

MLA

“Angerton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Angerton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Angerton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Angerton.

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