Meanings
Chorlton1
proper nounChorlton (countable and uncountable, plural Chorltons)
plural Chorltons
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Chorlton-on-Medlock: an inner city area of Manchester, England; a former separate town and parish.
- countableuncountableA village and former civil parish, now in Hough and Chorlton parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7250).
- countableuncountableA civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, which includes the hamlet of Chorlton Lane (OS grid ref SJ4547).
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
Chorlton2
proper nounChorlton (countable and uncountable, plural Chorltons)
plural Chorltons
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Chorlton-cum-Hardy: a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8193).
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
Origin
Chorlton · proper noun
- Old Englishċeorl“churl: freeman, peasant”
- EnglishChorlton
From Old English ċeorl (“churl: freeman, peasant”) + -tūn (“-ton: enclosure, estate, town”).
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Full word history & related roots →Chorlton · proper noun
- Old EnglishĊēolfriþ
- EnglishChorlton
From Old English Ċēolfriþ (a male given name) + -tūn (“-ton: enclosure, estate, town”).
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Chorlton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chorlton
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