Mickleton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Teesdale, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NY9623).

OriginOld English miċel →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Teesdale, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NY9623).
  2. A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1643).
  3. An unincorporated community in East Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmiċel“large”
  2. EnglishMickleton

# For the place in County Durham: from Old English miċel (“large”) + tūn (“farm, village”). # For the place in Gloucestershire: from Old English miċel (“great”), dative singular definite form miclan + tūn (“manor”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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