Arkwright Town

proper noun

A village in Sutton cum Duckmanton parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4271).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village in Sutton cum Duckmanton parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4271).

Origin

Named from the family of the English inventor and entrepreneur Richard Arkwright (1732–1792), whose son Richard Arkwright junior (1755–1843) purchased Sutton Scarsdale Hall, a stately home in nearby Sutton Scarsdale, in 1824.

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APA

Arkwright Town. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arkwright%20Town

MLA

“Arkwright Town.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arkwright%20Town. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arkwright Town,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arkwright%20Town.

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