Shelton

English

Etymology

From Old English scylfe (“deck, shelf”) +‎ tun (“town”). Doublet of Skelton.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: shĕlʹtən, IPA(key): /ˈʃɛltən/

Proper noun

Shelton

  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A place in England:
    1. A village in Dean and Shelton parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0368).
    2. A small village in Shelton and Hardwick parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM2291).
    3. A small village and civil parish in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7844). [1]
    4. A western suburb of Shrewsbury, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4613).
    5. A suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8746).
  4. A place in the United States:
    1. A city in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
    2. A village in Buffalo County and Hall County, Nebraska.
    3. A city, the county seat of Mason County, Washington.

See also

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Nottinghamshire)

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