Thistleton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK913180).

OriginOld English þistel →
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Meanings

proper nounThistleton (countable and uncountable, plural Thistletons)

plural Thistletons

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK913180).
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton parish, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD405773).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishþistel“thistle”
  2. EnglishThistleton

From Old English þistel (“thistle”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

Thistleton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thistleton

MLA

“Thistleton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thistleton. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Thistleton,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thistleton.

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