Dutton.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ575767).
A placename: A civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD662368).
A placename: A settlement in Mid Murray council area and Goyder council area, South Australia.
A placename: A community in Dutton/Dunwich municipality, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
A placename: A town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States.
A placename: A ghost town in Pike County, Illinois, United States.
A placename: A town in Teton County, Montana, United States.
A placename: A ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
The village in Cheshire is from Old English dūn (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), while the civil parish in Lancashire is from the Old English personal name Dudda + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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