Nettleton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA1000).

OriginOld English netele →
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Meanings

proper nounNettleton (countable and uncountable, plural Nettletons)

plural Nettletons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA1000).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8278).
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Edwards County, Kansas, United States.
    4. countableuncountableA town in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Missouri, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishnetele“nettle”
  2. EnglishNettleton

From Old English netele (“nettle”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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