English Explanatory Dictionary

Barton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Any of many places in England:
  2. A hamlet in Barton and Pooley Bridge parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY4826).
  3. A hamlet in Temple Guiting parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP1025).
  4. A village in Preston, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD5137).
  5. Any of many places named after the English places, or after persons with the surname, including:
  6. An unincorporated community in Amador County, California.
  7. A ghost town and community in Fresno County, California.
  8. A town in Maryland.
  9. An unincorporated community in Deuel County, Nebraska, derived from the surname.
  10. A town in Tioga County, New York.
  11. An unincorporated community in Belmont County, Ohio.
  12. An unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon.
noun
  1. A farmyard.
  2. the lands of a manor reserved for the Lord's use
  3. an arrangement of blocks and pulleys; a burton

Pronunciation

/ˈbɑː(ɹ)tən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Barton.wav

Word forms

Barton bartons

Etymology

From Old English bere (“barley”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure”).

Derived words

Bartitsu Barton and Pooley Bridge Barton County Barton Hartshorn Barton Hill bartonite Barton-le-Street Barton-le-Willows Barton-McCombie deoxygenation Barton-Nackman trick Barton reaction Barton St David Barton-under-Needwood Barton upon Humber Barton upon Irwell Great Barton Marsh Barton Steeple Barton
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