Heaton.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A district of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD695095).
A placename: A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ950626).
A placename: A suburb of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE142193).
A placename: A suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2766).
A placename: An unincorporated community in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.
A placename: An unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina, United States.
A placename: An unincorporated community in Wells County, North Dakota, United States.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From Old English hēah (“high”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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