Appleton.
Place names in England, named for an apple enclosure.
Meaning & usage
Place names in England, named for an apple enclosure. A northern suburb of Widnes, Halton borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5186).
Place names in England, named for an apple enclosure. A southern suburb and civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6284).
Place names in England, named for an apple enclosure. A village in Appleton-with-Eaton parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire; originally in Berkshire (OS grid ref SP4401).
A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
A community in Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pope County, Arkansas.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Knox County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Clark County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Knox County, Maine.
A number of places in the United States: An unicorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland.
A number of places in the United States: A city and township in Swift County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: An inactive township in St. Clair County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A hamlet in Newfane, Niagara County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Licking County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Allendale County, South Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Tennessee.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Klickitat County, Washington.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
An English habitational surname from Old English from either of the places.
Where this word comes from
From Old English æppel + -tun, equivalent to apple + -ton. The town in Newfoundland is named for sawmill owner Appleton Cleaves.
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