Upperton

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proper noun

A hamlet in Tillington parish, Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU9522).

OriginOld English tūn →
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Meanings

proper nounUpperton (countable and uncountable, plural Uppertons)

plural Uppertons

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Tillington parish, Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU9522).
  2. countableuncountableA village in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8071).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

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

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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