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Oulton

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Various origins:

* The hamlet in Cumbria derives from the Old English personal name *Wulfa + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

* The village in Norfolk derives from the Old Norse personal name Ouðulf + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

* The village in West Yorkshire derives from Old English eald (“old”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Compare Olton, Outen.

proper noun Oultons

  1. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY2450).
  2. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish of Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1328).
  3. countable, uncountable A hamlet near Norbury, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS, grid ref SJ7822).
  4. countable, uncountable A village near Stone in Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9135).
  5. countable, uncountable A suburb of Lowestoft, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM5294).
  6. countable, uncountable A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3628).
  7. countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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"Oulton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/oulton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{oulton_2026,
  title = {Oulton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oulton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}