Ecton

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Ecton

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From the Old English personal name Ecca + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

proper noun Ectons

countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, east of Northampton, and previously in Wellingborough district (OS grid ref SP8263).
countable, uncountable A hamlet in Wetton parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0958).
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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"Ecton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ecton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Ecton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ecton

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"Ecton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ecton.

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@misc{ecton_2026,
  title = {Ecton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ecton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}