Heaton

H4E1A1T1O1N1

proper noun

A district of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD695095).

OriginOld English hēah →
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Meanings

proper nounHeaton (countable and uncountable, plural Heatons)

plural Heatons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA district of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD695095).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ950626).
    3. countableuncountableA suburb of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE142193).
    4. countableuncountableA suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2766).
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina, United States.
    7. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Wells County, North Dakota, United States.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhēah“high”
  2. EnglishHeaton

From Old English hēah (“high”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Heaton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heaton

MLA

“Heaton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heaton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Heaton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heaton.

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