Childer Thornton

proper noun

A village next to Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3677).

OriginOld English cild →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village next to Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3677).

Origin

  1. Old Englishcild
  2. EnglishChilder Thornton

Childer is from cildra, genitive plural of Old English cild, referring to the young monks of St Werburgh's Abbey, Chester.

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APA

Childer Thornton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Childer%20Thornton

MLA

“Childer Thornton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Childer%20Thornton. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Childer Thornton,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Childer%20Thornton.

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