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Lenton

//ˈlɛn.tən// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A hamlet in Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0230). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A suburban area in the City of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, with Old Lenton in the west and New Lenton in the east (OS grid ref SK5539). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

The placename in Nottingham comes from the River Leen + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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