Shuttleworth

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proper noun

A hamlet in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD805175).

OriginOld English sċyttel →
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Meanings

proper nounShuttleworth (countable and uncountable, plural Shuttleworths)

plural Shuttleworths · alternative Shuttlesworth

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD805175).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsċyttel“bar, bolt”
  2. EnglishShuttleworth

From Old English sċyttel (“bar, bolt”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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