Pelton

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2553). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A locality in the Cessnock council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Peola + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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