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Oulton.

A hamlet in Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY2450).

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  1. A hamlet in Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY2450).

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  2. A village and civil parish of Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1328).

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  3. A hamlet near Norbury, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS, grid ref SJ7822).

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  4. A village near Stone in Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9135).

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  5. A suburb of Lowestoft, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM5294).

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  6. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3628).

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  7. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

Various origins: * The hamlet in Cumbria derives from the Old English personal name *Wulfa + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Norfolk derives from the Old Norse personal name Ouðulf + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in West Yorkshire derives from Old English eald (“old”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Compare Olton, Outen.

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