Denton.
A number of places in England:
Meaning & usage
A number of places in England: A hamlet in Denton and Caldecote parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1587).
A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in Darlington borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ2118).
A number of places in England: A village in Newhaven parish, Lewes district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ4502).
A number of places in England: A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9295).
A number of places in England: A village in Denton with Wootton parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2147).
A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8632).
A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM2788).
A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref SP8357).
A number of places in England: A hamlet and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1448).
A number of places in England: A hamlet in Cuddesdon and Denton parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5902).
A number of places in the United States: A city in Jeff Davis County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Doniphan County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Carter County, Kentucky.
A number of places in the United States: A town, the county seat of Caroline County, Maryland.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Fergus County, Montana.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Davidson County, North Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Denton County, Texas.
A habitational surname from Old English.
A male given name transferred from the place name.
Where this word comes from
From Old English denu (“valley, den”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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