Netherton

N1E1T1H4E1R1T1O1N1
/ˈnɛðətən/

proper noun

A surname.

UncommonScrabble 12

Meanings

proper nounNetherton (countable and uncountable, plural Nethertons)

plural Nethertons

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. A number of places in England:
    1. countableuncountableA suburb of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
    2. countableuncountableA suburb of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5176).
    3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Linkinhorne parish, east Cornwall (OS grid ref SX2872).
    4. countableuncountableA suburb of Maryport, Cumberland, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY0436).
    5. countableuncountableA settlement in Haccombe with Combe parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8971).
    6. countableuncountableA hamlet in Hatherop parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST1504).
    7. countableuncountableA hamlet in Faccombe parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3757).
    8. countableuncountableA hamlet in Pencoyd parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5226).
    9. countableuncountableA suburb of Bootle, Sefton borough, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3599).
    10. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish (served by Netherton and Biddlestone Parish Council) in Northumberland (OS grid ref NT9807).
    11. countableuncountableA hamlet in Fyfield and Tubney parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU4299).
    12. countableuncountableA hamlet in Highley parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO7382).
    13. countableuncountableA town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9488).
    14. countableuncountableA village near Armitage Bridge, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1213).
    15. countableuncountableA locality near Farnley Tyas, Kirkburton parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1712).
    16. countableuncountableA village in Sitlington parish, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE2716).
    17. countableuncountableA hamlet and civil parish (served by Elmley Castle, Bricklehampton and Netherton Parish Council) in Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO9941).
  3. A place in Scotland:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Strathmore, Angus council area (OS grid ref NO5457).
    2. countableuncountableA suburb of Glasgow, Glasgow council area (OS grid ref NS5469).
    3. countableuncountableA suburb of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NS7854).
    4. countableuncountableA hamlet near Bridge of Cally, Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO1452).
    5. countableuncountableA suburb of Strathblane, Stirling council area (OS grid ref NS5579).
  4. countableuncountableA rural community in Hauraki district, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand.

Origin

  1. Old Englishniþera“lower”
  2. EnglishNetherton

"The lower settlement", from Old English niþera (“lower”) + tūn (“settlement”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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