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Anderton.

A place in England:

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  1. A place in England: A village in Anderton with Marbury parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6475).

  2. A place in England: A settlement in Millbrook parish, eastern Cornwall (OS grid ref SX4252).

  3. A place in England: A suburban village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6013).

  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Where this word comes from

From Old English Eanred + tun, meaning "Eanred's town".

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