Freckleton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4328).

RareScrabble 19

Meanings

proper nounFreckleton (countable and uncountable, plural Freckletons)

plural Freckletons

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4328).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name *Frecla + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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