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Chorlton
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English
Etymology 1
From en ang ċeorl churl: freeman, peasant + ang -tūn -ton: enclosure, estate, town.
Proper noun
~ s
en @ellipsis of:Chorlton-on-Medlock Q1012082.
en village and former civil parish, now in par/Hough and Chorlton dist/Cheshire East co/Cheshire cc/England OS grid ref SJ7250.
en cpar in dist/Cheshire West and Chester co/Cheshire, which includes the hamlet of en Chorlton Lane OS grid ref SJ4547. Parish map (Cheshire West)
en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Chapel and Hill Chorlton Chapel Chorlton Chorlton-on-Medlock Chorlton-upon-Medlock Chorlton Row Hill Chorlton Hough and Chorlton
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Chorlton is the 6715th most common surname in England, belonging to 1008 individuals.
Etymology 2
+-cum-Hardy
From en ang Ċēolfriþ a male given name + ang -tūn -ton: enclosure, estate, town.
Proper noun
~ s
en @ellip of:Chorlton-cum-Hardy Q1024118.
en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Chorlton-cum-Hardy Chorlton Lane Chorlton Park
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Chorlton is the 6715th most common surname in England, belonging to 1008 individuals.
References
Anagrams
en chlnoort North Col
en terms suffixed with -ton