Shelton.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A place in England: A village in Dean and Shelton parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0368).
A place in England: A small village in Shelton and Hardwick parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM2291).
A place in England: A small village and civil parish in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7844).
A place in England: A western suburb of Shrewsbury, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4613).
A place in England: A suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8746).
A place in the United States: A city in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
A place in the United States: A village in Buffalo County and Hall County, Nebraska.
A place in the United States: A city, the county seat of Mason County, Washington.
Where this word comes from
From Old English scylfe (“deck, shelf”) + tun (“town”). Doublet of Skelton.
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