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Netherton

  • /ˈnɛðətən/

Where it comes from

"The lower settlement", from Old English niþera (“lower”) + tūn (“settlement”).

proper noun Nethertons

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A suburb of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
  3. countable, uncountable A suburb of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5176).
  4. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Linkinhorne parish, east Cornwall (OS grid ref SX2872).
  5. countable, uncountable A suburb of Maryport, Cumberland, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY0436).
  6. countable, uncountable A settlement in Haccombe with Combe parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8971).
  7. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Hatherop parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST1504).
  8. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Faccombe parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3757).
  9. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Pencoyd parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5226).
  10. countable, uncountable A suburb of Bootle, Sefton borough, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3599).
  11. countable, uncountable A small village and civil parish (served by Netherton and Biddlestone Parish Council) in Northumberland (OS grid ref NT9807).
  12. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Fyfield and Tubney parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU4299).
  13. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Highley parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO7382).
  14. countable, uncountable A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9488).
  15. countable, uncountable A village near Armitage Bridge, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1213).
  16. countable, uncountable A locality near Farnley Tyas, Kirkburton parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1712).
  17. countable, uncountable A village in Sitlington parish, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE2716).
  18. countable, uncountable A hamlet and civil parish (served by Elmley Castle, Bricklehampton and Netherton Parish Council) in Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO9941).
  19. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Strathmore, Angus council area (OS grid ref NO5457).
  20. countable, uncountable A suburb of Glasgow, Glasgow council area (OS grid ref NS5469).
  21. countable, uncountable A suburb of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NS7854).
  22. countable, uncountable A hamlet near Bridge of Cally, Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO1452).
  23. countable, uncountable A suburb of Strathblane, Stirling council area (OS grid ref NS5579).
  24. countable, uncountable A rural community in Hauraki district, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand.

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MLA

"Netherton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/netherton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{netherton_2026,
  title = {Netherton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/netherton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}