Ellerton.
A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE704398).
Meaning & usage
A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE704398).
A hamlet in Cheswardine parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ715258).
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
The name of the village in the East Riding of Yorkshire derives from the Old English personal name Æþelheard + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), while the hamlet in Shropshire is from Old English alor (“alder”) + tūn.
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