Congleton

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UK/ˈkɒŋɡəltən/

proper noun

A town and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ854628).

OriginOld English cung →
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Meanings

proper nounCongleton (countable and uncountable, plural Congletons)

plural Congletons

  1. countableuncountableA town and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ854628).
  2. countableuncountableA former borough in Cheshire, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into Cheshire East.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcung“mound”
  2. EnglishCongleton

From Old English cung (“mound”) + hyll (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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