Warburton

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UK/ˈwɔːbətən/US/ˈwɔɹbɚtən/

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Trafford borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ6989).

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Meanings

proper nounWarburton (countable and uncountable, plural Warburtons)

plural Warburtons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Trafford borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ6989).
    2. countableuncountableA town in Punjab, Pakistan.
    3. countableuncountableA town in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
    4. countableuncountableA town in Victoria, Australia.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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