Tarleton

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proper noun

A large village and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4520).

OriginOld English tūn →
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Meanings

proper nounTarleton (countable and uncountable, plural Tarletons)

plural Tarletons · alternative Tarlton

  1. countableuncountableA large village and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4520).
  2. countableuncountableA locality in Latrobe council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
  2. EnglishTarleton

From the Old Norse personal name Þóraldr + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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