English Explanatory Dictionary

Congleton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ854628).
  2. A former borough in Cheshire, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into Cheshire East.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒŋɡəltən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-BigDom-Congleton.wav

Word forms

Congleton Congletons

Etymology

From Old English cung (“mound”) + hyll (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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