Warton

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English weard →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A village and civil parish in the city of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5072).
  3. A village in Bryning-with-Warton parish, Fylde borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD4128).
  4. A village in Polesworth parish, North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SK2803).

Origin

  1. Old Englishweard“guard, lookout”
  2. EnglishWarton

From Old English weard (“guard, lookout”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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