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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A number of places in England:; A suburb of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A number of places in England:; A suburb of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5176). countable, uncountable
4. 4
   A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Linkinhorne parish, east Cornwall (OS grid ref SX2872). countable, uncountable
5. 5
   A number of places in England:; A suburb of Maryport, Cumberland, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY0436). countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   A number of places in England:; A settlement in Haccombe with Combe parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8971). countable, uncountable
7. 7
   A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Hatherop parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST1504). countable, uncountable
8. 8
   A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Faccombe parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3757). countable, uncountable
9. 9
   A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Pencoyd parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5226). countable, uncountable
10. 10
    A number of places in England:; A suburb of Bootle, Sefton borough, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3599). countable, uncountable
11. 11
    A number of places in England:; A small village and civil parish (served by Netherton and Biddlestone Parish Council) in Northumberland (OS grid ref NT9807). countable, uncountable
12. 12
    A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Fyfield and Tubney parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU4299). countable, uncountable
13. 13
    A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Highley parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO7382). countable, uncountable
14. 14
    A number of places in England:; A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9488). countable, uncountable
15. 15
    A number of places in England:; A village near Armitage Bridge, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1213) countable, uncountable
16. 16
    A number of places in England:; A locality near Farnley Tyas, Kirkburton parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1712) countable, uncountable
17. 17
    A number of places in England:; A village in Sitlington parish, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE2716). countable, uncountable
18. 18
    A number of places in England:; A hamlet and civil parish (served by Elmley Castle, Bricklehampton and Netherton Parish Council) in Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO9941). countable, uncountable
19. 19
    A place in Scotland:; A hamlet in Strathmore, Angus council area (OS grid ref NO5457). countable, uncountable
20. 20
    A place in Scotland:; A suburb of Glasgow, Glasgow council area (OS grid ref NS5469). countable, uncountable
21. 21
    A place in Scotland:; A suburb of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NS7854). countable, uncountable
22. 22
    A place in Scotland:; A hamlet near Bridge of Cally, Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO1452). countable, uncountable
23. 23
    A place in Scotland:; A suburb of Strathblane, Stirling council area (OS grid ref NS5579). countable, uncountable
24. 24
    A rural community in Hauraki district, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand. countable, uncountable

Etymology

"The lower settlement", from Old English niþera (“lower”) + tūn (“settlement”).

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