Oulton

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proper noun

A hamlet in Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY2450).

OriginOld English tūn →
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Meanings

proper nounOulton (countable and uncountable, plural Oultons)

plural Oultons

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY2450).
  2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish of Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1328).
  3. countableuncountableA hamlet near Norbury, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS, grid ref SJ7822).
  4. countableuncountableA village near Stone in Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9135).
  5. countableuncountableA suburb of Lowestoft, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM5294).
  6. countableuncountableA village in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3628).
  7. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englisheald“old”
  2. Old Englishtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
  3. EnglishOulton

Various origins: * The hamlet in Cumbria derives from the Old English personal name *Wulfa + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Norfolk derives from the Old Norse personal name Ouðulf + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in West Yorkshire derives from Old English eald (“old”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Compare Olton, Outen.

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Toulon
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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