Aughton

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proper noun

A village in Ellerton parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7038).

OriginOld English āc →
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Meanings

proper nounAughton (countable and uncountable, plural Aughtons)

plural Aughtons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village in Ellerton parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7038).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3905).
    3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Halton-with-Aughton parish, City of Lancaster district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD5567).
    4. countableuncountableA village in Aston cum Aughton parish, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4586).
    5. countableuncountableA hamlet in Collingbourne Kingston parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2356).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishāc“oak”
  2. EnglishAughton

From Old English āc (“oak”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”); compare the doublet Acton.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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