Meanings
plural Fentons · alternative Finton
- A place in England:
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Pidley cum Fenton parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL3279).
- countableuncountableA village in Hayton parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY501560).
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish (without a council) in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK880509).
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK844767).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Doddington parish, Northumberland, divided into East and West Fenton (OS grid ref NT9733).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Sturton le Steeple parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK792248).
- countableuncountableA town in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, one of the Potteries (OS grid ref SJ897446).
- A place in the United States:
- countableuncountableA township in Whiteside County, Illinois.
- countableuncountableA city in Kossuth County, Iowa.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Trigg County, Kentucky.
- countableuncountableA village in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana.
- countableuncountableA city and township in Genesee County, Michigan.
- countableuncountableA township in Murray County, Minnesota.
- countableuncountableA small city in St. Louis County, Missouri.
- countableuncountableA town in Broome County, New York.
- countableuncountableA community south-east of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
Origin
- Old Englishfenn“fen, marsh”
- Middle EnglishFenton
- EnglishFenton
From Middle English Fenton, from Old English fenn (“fen, marsh”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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Fenton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fenton
“Fenton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fenton. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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