Shenton

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proper noun

A hamlet in Sutton Cheney parish, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK3800).

OriginOld English sċenċ →
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Meanings

proper nounShenton (countable and uncountable, plural Shentons)

plural Shentons

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Sutton Cheney parish, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK3800).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsċenċ“drinking cup”
  2. EnglishShenton

From the name of the River Sence, which is from Old English sċenċ (“drinking cup”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

Shenton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shenton

MLA

“Shenton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shenton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shenton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shenton.

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