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Norton.

Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A suburb of Runcorn, Halton borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5582).

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  2. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A hamlet in Hartland parish, Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS2625).

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  3. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A hamlet in Dartmouth parish, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8551).

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  4. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A suburban area in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ4422).

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  5. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A hamlet in South Heighton parish, Lewes district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ4701).

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  6. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8524).

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  7. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A suburban village in north-east Letchworth Garden City, North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL2334).

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  8. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A settlement in Freshwater parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ3489).

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  9. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP6063).

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  10. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A village in Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, previously in Norton and Cuckney parish (OS grid ref SK5772).

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  11. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A hamlet in Culmington parish, south Shropshire (OS grid ref SO4681).

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  12. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A settlement in Stockton parish, east Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ7200).

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  13. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A hamlet in Wroxeter and Uppington parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ5609).

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  14. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A hamlet in Kewstoke parish, North Somerset, Somerset, just north of Weston-super-Mare (OS grid ref ST3463).

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  15. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5415).

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  16. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A southern suburb of the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3682).

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  17. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL9565).

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  18. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A suburb of Stourbridge, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO8982).

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  19. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A settlement in Aldingbourne parish, Arun district, West Sussex (OS grid ref SU9206).

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  20. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A hamlet in Selsey parish, Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref SZ8695).

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  21. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A small village and civil parish (without a council) in north-west Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8884).

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  22. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A village in Norton and Lenchwick parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0447).

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  23. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A village in Norton-juxta-Kempsey parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire, the location of Norton Barracks (OS grid ref SO8751).

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  24. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A hamlet in Skenfrith community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO4420).

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  25. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A village in Presteigne community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO3067).

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  26. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A suburb in Mumbles community, City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS6618).

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  27. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A hamlet in Penrice community, City and County of Swansea (OS grid ref SS4986).

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  28. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A civil parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.

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  29. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Norton No. 69.

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  30. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A city, the county seat of Norton County, Kansas, United States.

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  31. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.

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  32. An English habitational surname from Old English from any of these places.

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  33. A male given name transferred from the surname.

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Where this word comes from

From Old English norþ (“north”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The parish in New Brunswick is named after Norton, Massachusetts.

noun/ˈnɔɹtən/General-American[ˈnɔɹɾn̩]General-American[ˈnɔɹʔn̩]General-American/ˈnɔːtən/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A motorcycle from the Norton Motorcycle Company, a British manufacturer.

  2. A book, especially an anthology, from the publisher Norton, especially if used as a textbook.

Where this word comes from

From Old English norþ (“north”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The parish in New Brunswick is named after Norton, Massachusetts.

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