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Chorlton.

Ellipsis of Chorlton-on-Medlock: an inner city area of Manchester, England; a former separate town and parish.

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  1. Ellipsis of Chorlton-on-Medlock: an inner city area of Manchester, England; a former separate town and parish.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · uncountable
  2. A village and former civil parish, now in Hough and Chorlton parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7250).

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  3. A civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, which includes the hamlet of Chorlton Lane (OS grid ref SJ4547).

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  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

From Old English ċeorl (“churl: freeman, peasant”) + -tūn (“-ton: enclosure, estate, town”).

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  1. Ellipsis of Chorlton-cum-Hardy: a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8193).

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · uncountable
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Old English Ċēolfriþ (a male given name) + -tūn (“-ton: enclosure, estate, town”).

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