Ellerton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE704398).

OriginOld English alor →
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Meanings

proper nounEllerton (countable and uncountable, plural Ellertons)

plural Ellertons

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE704398).
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Cheswardine parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ715258).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishalor“alder”
  2. EnglishEllerton

The name of the village in the East Riding of Yorkshire derives from the Old English personal name Æþelheard + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), while the hamlet in Shropshire is from Old English alor (“alder”) + tūn.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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