Stanton

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US/ˈstæntən/

proper noun

A small village in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, west of Swadlincote (OS grid ref SK2620).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Any of several placenames in Britain from Saxon words meaning stone and enclosure.
    1. A small village in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, west of Swadlincote (OS grid ref SK2620).
    2. A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0634).
    3. A hamlet in Netherwitton parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ1389).
    4. A small village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK1246).
    5. A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL9673).
    6. A hamlet in Crucorney community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO3121).
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city in Orange County, California.
    2. An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
    3. A minor city in Montgomery County, Iowa.
    4. An unincorporated community in Miami County, Kansas.
    5. A home rule city, the county seat of Powell County, Kentucky.
    6. A small city, the county seat of Montcalm County, Michigan.
    7. An unincorporated community in Adams County, Mississippi.
    8. A small city, the county seat of Stanton County, Nebraska.
    9. An unincorporated community in Readington Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
    10. A small city, the county seat of Mercer County, North Dakota.
    11. A town in Haywood County, Tennessee.
    12. A city, the county seat of Martin County, Texas.
    13. A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
    14. A town and unincorporated community therein, in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
    15. A number of townships, listed under Stanton Township.
  3. A habitational surname from either of these places
  4. rareA male given name transferred from the surname.
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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