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Ecton
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Proper Noun
- 1 A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, east of Northampton, and previously in Wellingborough district (OS grid ref SP8263). countable, uncountable
- 2 A hamlet in Wetton parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0958). countable, uncountable
- 3 A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Ecca + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
See also for "ecton"
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