English Explanatory Dictionary

Ellerton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE704398).
  2. A hamlet in Cheswardine parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ715258).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Ellerton Ellertons

Etymology

The name of the village in the East Riding of Yorkshire derives from the Old English personal name Æþelheard + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), while the hamlet in Shropshire is from Old English alor (“alder”) + tūn.

Derived words

Ellerton-on-Swale
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