Meanings
plural Nethertons
- countableuncountableA surname.
- A number of places in England:
- countableuncountableA suburb of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
- countableuncountableA suburb of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5176).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Linkinhorne parish, east Cornwall (OS grid ref SX2872).
- countableuncountableA suburb of Maryport, Cumberland, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY0436).
- countableuncountableA settlement in Haccombe with Combe parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8971).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Hatherop parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST1504).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Faccombe parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3757).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Pencoyd parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5226).
- countableuncountableA suburb of Bootle, Sefton borough, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3599).
- countableuncountableA small village and civil parish (served by Netherton and Biddlestone Parish Council) in Northumberland (OS grid ref NT9807).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Fyfield and Tubney parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU4299).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Highley parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO7382).
- countableuncountableA town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9488).
- countableuncountableA village near Armitage Bridge, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1213).
- countableuncountableA locality near Farnley Tyas, Kirkburton parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1712).
- countableuncountableA village in Sitlington parish, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE2716).
- countableuncountableA hamlet and civil parish (served by Elmley Castle, Bricklehampton and Netherton Parish Council) in Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO9941).
- A place in Scotland:
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Strathmore, Angus council area (OS grid ref NO5457).
- countableuncountableA suburb of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NS7854).
- countableuncountableA hamlet near Bridge of Cally, Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO1452).
- countableuncountableA suburb of Strathblane, Stirling council area (OS grid ref NS5579).
- countableuncountableA rural community in Hauraki district, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand.
Origin
- Old Englishniþera“lower”
- EnglishNetherton
"The lower settlement", from Old English niþera (“lower”) + tūn (“settlement”).
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Netherton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Netherton
“Netherton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Netherton. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Netherton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Netherton.
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