Allerton

English

Etymology

The name of the English location is possibly from Old English alor (“alder”) +‎ -tun, or possibly it was named for Alfred the Great. It is in the Domesday Book as Alvertune.[1]

Proper noun

Allerton

  1. A suburb and ward in Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4086). [2]
  2. A suburb of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1134).
  3. A village in Sidell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States.
  4. A minor city in Wayne County, Iowa, United States.
  5. A neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City.
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

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References

  • Mills, David (1976) “Directory of Place Names”, in The Place Names of Lancashire, London: Batsford Books, →ISBN
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Christopher James Davison Ingledew, The History and Antiquities of North Allerton, in the county of York (1858).
  2. ^ Ward map (Liverpool)
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