Penrose

A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales.


Joppa

A coastal suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3173).


Eastwood

A suburban area of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ8389).

A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.


Monash

Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory#English

A place in Australia; all are named after John Monash:

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.


Castletown

A suburb of Penrith, Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY5030).

A suburb of Stafford, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9123).

A suburb in Sunderland borough, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ3558).

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A suburb of Esperance, Western Australia.


Inglewood

From Old English Engla, genitive plural of Engle (“the English, the Angles”) + wudu (“woods, forest”).

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Stirling, Western Australia.


Swanson

An outer suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.


Duffy

en-proper noun

Duffy (countable and uncountable, plural Duffys)

From the Irish surname, from Ó Dubhthaigh (literally “descendant of Dubhthach”) and Mac Duibhshíthe (literally “son of Duibhshíth”), from dubh (“black”) + sìth (“peace”), comparable to the surname Duff.

A suburb of Canberra, Australia; named for Charles Gavan Duffy, 8th Premier of Victoria.


Booker

A suburban area in West Wycombe parish, Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Wycombe district (OS SP8391).


Shelton

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

A western suburb of Shrewsbury, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4613).

A suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8746).


Walton

Variously from Old English weall (“wall”) or wealh (“Celt, Welshman”) + tūn (“settlement”)

Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.

A northern suburb of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1702).

A suburb of the City of Liverpool, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3694).

A suburban area in Stone parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9033).


Hartley

Hartley (countable and uncountable, plural Hartleys)

From Old English heorot (“hart, stag”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to hart + -ley (“lea”).

A suburb of Plymouth, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX488325).

A suburb of Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England, on the border with Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ3375)


Heath

Heath (disambiguation)#Places
Heath (name)

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A suburb of Stourbridge, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO8983).

A suburb and ward in the City of Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1780).


Hurst

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD9400).

A suburb of Martock, South Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4518).


Lockwood

Lockwood (countable and uncountable, plural Lockwoods)

From Old English loc (“lock; enclosure, fold”) + wudu (“wood”); analysable as lock + wood.

der

A suburb of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, named after a local family (OS grid ref SE1315).


Hilton

From many placenames in England and Scotland, including:
* Old English hyll (“hill”) + tun (“settlement”); sometimes the first element is interpreted as Old English hield (“slope”) or helde (“tansy”)
* From Norman Hildun, from Old English hild (“battle”) + húnn (“bear cub”)

A suburb of Aberdeen, Aberdeen council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ9208).

A southern suburb of Inverness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH6743).

A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of West Torrens, South Australia.

A suburb of Fremantle, Western Australia.


Chadwick

en-proper noun

Chadwick (countable and uncountable, plural Chadwicks)

Derived from Old English Ċeadda (“Chad”) + Old Norse vík.

com

A suburb of Esperance, Western Australia, Australia.


Newtown

A suburb of Exeter, Devon (OS grid ref SX9392).

A suburb of Poole, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ0393).

A suburb of Liphook, East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU8330).

A suburb of Ashford, Kent, also spelt New Town.

A western suburb of Bridgwater, Sedgemoor district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST2937).

An inner suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP0688).

An inner suburb of Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1417).

A suburb of Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent county borough (OS grid ref SO1710).

A locale in Australia.
A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.

A locale in Australia.
A suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland.

A locale in Australia.
A suburb of Ipswich, Queensland.

A locale in Australia.
A suburb of Geelong, Victoria.


World's End

The name of a number of towns and villages in English-speaking countries.

A suburb of Burgess Hill, Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3219).


Massey

en-proper noun

Massey (countable and uncountable, plural Masseys)

* As an English surname, from the personal name Massy, a pet form of Matthew. Compare Mace.
* Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from several places in Normandy such as Macey in Manche, Massy in Seine-Maritime, Macé-sur-Orne in Orne, La Ferté Macé in Orne.
* Also as an English surname, variant of Marsay (see Marcey).
* As a French surname, variant of Massé (see Masse).
* As a southern French surname of Italian origin, from several places named Massa in Italy.

A suburb in West Auckland, Auckland region, New Zealand, named after William Massey.


Malone

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

A southern suburb of Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.


Henley

Henley (countable and uncountable, plural Henleys)

From Old English hēan, weak dative case of hēah (“high”), + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Compare Hanley, which shares the same etymology.

A place name, including:
A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.


Bradbury

Bradbury (countable and uncountable, plural Bradburys)

From Old English brād (“broad”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

A suburb in the City of Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia.


Clarkson

From Middle English clerc (“cleric”) + -son, equivalent to Clark + -son.

A northern suburb of Perth, in the City of Wanneroo, Western Australia.


Parkes

A non-residential suburb in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.


Bonner

Bonner (countable and uncountable, plural Bonners)

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.


Hutton

Hutton (countable and uncountable, plural Huttons)

From Old English hōh (“ridge, spur”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A suburb of Shenfield, Brentwood district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ6295).


Temple

A suburb of Glasgow, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5469).


Heidelberg

From German Heidelberg, from an uncertain word and Berg (“mountain”).

A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.


Pomona

A number of places in various countries:

A suburb of Kempton Park, Gauteng province, South Africa.


Vigo

A suburban area of Birtley, Gateshead borough, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2854).

A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SK0402).


Bridgend

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Bre-Bri#Bri

A suburb of Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales, south of the River Teifi (OS grid ref SN1745).


Duluth

After French soldier and explorer Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut

A number of places in the United States:


Basford

An eastern suburb of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8546).


Driver

Northern Territory
Northern Territory#English

An inner suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia.


Heston

A suburban area in the borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1277).


Hawker

Hawker (countable and uncountable, plural Hawkers)

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Charles Hawker.


Farnworth

Farnworth (countable and uncountable, plural Farnworths)

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

A suburb of Widnes, Halton borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5187).


Broom

A southern suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4491).

East Renfrewshire
East Renfrewshire#English

A suburb of Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5556).


Collingwood

A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia.


Broughton

Broughton (countable and uncountable, plural Broughtons)

From Old English beorg (“mountain, hill”) or brōc (“brook, stream, torrent”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A suburb and civil parish (served by Broughton and Milton Keynes Parish Council) in Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8939).


Carrington

Carrington (countable and uncountable, plural Carringtons)

Two main origins:
* The village in Greater Manchester is named with the unattested Old English personal name *Cāra + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
* The village in Scotland is named with the Old English personal name Cērihere + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A northern suburb of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5642).

A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia


Palmerston

Most places were named after Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, usually known as Lord Palmerston.

A suburb of Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Derived from the surname Palmer.


Hayton

A suburb of Aberdeen, Aberdeen council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ9308).


Marsden

Marsden (countable and uncountable, plural Marsdens)

From Old English mearc (“mark, sign; boundary”) + -s- + denu (“valley”).

der

A suburb of Brisbane in Logan City, Queensland, Australia.

A suburb of the town of South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3965).


Newbold

A suburban area of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9113)


Pilton

A northern suburb of Barnstaple, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5533).

A northern suburb of Edinburgh in Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2276).


Putney

From Old English personal name Putta, genitive case Puttan + hȳþ (“landing place”).


Bingham

en-prop

Bingham (countable and uncountable, plural Binghams)

Uncertain. Perhaps from Old English Bynna (given name) + -ing + hām (“home, property”), or from Old Norse bingr (“stall, bed”) + hām.

An eastern suburb of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3072).


Cowley

en-proper noun

Cowley (countable and uncountable, plural Cowleys)

Various origins:
* The village in Gloucestershire is from Old English cū (“cow”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to cow + -ley (“lea”).
* The hamlet in Derbyshire is from Old English col (“coal”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to coal + -ley (“lea”).
* The other places in England are from the Old English personal name Cufa + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

A suburb in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ055825).

A suburb and industrial area in City of Oxford district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5504).


Fitzroy

Fitzroy (countable and uncountable, plural Fitzroys)

From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman fitz (du) roy (“son [of the] king”). Equivalent to Fitz- + roy.

der

A coastal suburb of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.

A suburb of Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand, named after Robert FitzRoy.

An inner suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia.

An inner suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Prospect, South Australia.


Stoughton

en-proper noun

Stoughton (countable and uncountable, plural Stoughtons)

From Old English stoc (“house, dwelling”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Doublet of Stockton.

A suburb of Guildford, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU980015).


Pemberton

Pemberton (countable and uncountable, plural Pembertons)

A suburb of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD5504).

A suburb of Llanelli in Llanelli Rural community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN5300).


Oxley

Oxley (countable and uncountable, plural Oxleys)

From Old English oxa (“ox”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”). Equivalent to ox + -ley (“lea”).

A suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SJ9101).

A number of places in Australia, most of which are named after John Oxley:

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, south-west of the city centre.


Bloomfield

Bloomfield (countable and uncountable, plural Bloomfields)

A suburb and electoral ward in east Belfast, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J3673).


Woolley

Woolley (countable and uncountable, plural Woolleys)

From Old English wulf (“wolf”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to wolf + -ley (“lea”).

A suburb of Bradford-on-Avon, west Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8361).


Hadley

From Old English hæð (“heath”) + Old English leah (“woodland clearing”). Equivalent to heath (compare Heath) + -ley.

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A suburb in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2496).


Paddington

en-proper noun

Paddington (countable and uncountable, plural Paddingtons)

From the Old English personal name Padda + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A suburban area partly in Woolston parish, Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6389).

An inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.


Hatfield

Hatfield (countable and uncountable, plural Hatfields)

A placename
A suburb of Pretoria, South Africa.


Greenwood

Greenwood (countable and uncountable, plural Greenwoods)

* The village in Nova Scotia was named for the heavily forested location of the settlement.

A suburb of Bicester, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5723).


Linwood

From Old English lind (“linden tree”) + Old English wudu (“woods, forest”).


Clapton

Clapton (countable and uncountable, plural Claptons)

From Middle English Clopton, from Old English *clopp (“rock, hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

I'm roll on track, I'm in this field / I'm shot, you put me in my feels / She made it clap clap clap clappity-clap out in Clapton

2018, “Ace Feat. Smino & Saba”, in Room 25, performed by Noname:

A suburban area of London, in the borough of Hackney, Greater London (officially Upper Clapton and Lower Clapton), (OS grid ref TQ3486).


Swinton

Swinton (countable and uncountable, plural Swintons)

From Old English swīn (“pig, swine, wild boar”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

der

A suburb of Glasgow, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6764).


Eaton

en-proper noun

Eaton (countable and uncountable, plural Eatons)

From Old English ea (“river”) + tun (“homestead”). As a surname, it is given to someone living near a river or on an island, or any of the various places in England called "Eaton". See also Eton, which is a doublet.

A placename
A place in Australia
A suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia.


Engadine

Engadine, Michigan
Engadine, New South Wales

A southern suburb of Sydney in Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia.


Overton

Overton (countable and uncountable, plural Overtons)

From Old English ōfer (“riverbank”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A suburb of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5277).

A suburb of Greenock, Inverclyde council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2675).


Pinner

A suburb in the borough of Harrow, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1289).


Cheltenham

A suburb of Sydney in Hornsby Shire, New South Wales.

A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia.

A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Bayside and City of Kingston, Victoria.


Marino

en-prop

Marino (countable and uncountable, plural Marinos)

An inner northern suburb of Dublin, Ireland.

A coastal suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Marion, South Australia.


Cowan

An outer suburb of Sydney in Hornsby Shire, New South Wales, Australia. Apparently an anglicization of a Yuin-Kuric word meaning “big water”.


Nepean

A suburb of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; formerly a city until 2001


Parramatta

A suburb in western Sydney, in the City of Parramatta, New South Wales.


Glenelg

A placename given to towns, rivers, etc., in several countries, and a location on Mars.

A suburb and former city in Adelaide, South Australia, named after Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg.


Chippenham

A suburb of Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO5012).


Sebastopol

Sebastopol (disambiguation)
Sebastopol, California

A suburb of Pontypool, Torfaen county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST2998).


Queenstown

From queen's + town, after various monarchs and consorts of the British Empire. Doublet of Quainton and Queenston. Cf. Queensville, Kingstown, Kingston, Kingstone, Coniston, Princetown, Princes Town, and Princeton. Cobh was one of many places in Ireland that changed their names in the 1920s following the Irish Revolution.

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Q#Qu

A suburb of Blackpool, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3237).


Enfield

From Old English Ēana (given name) or ēan (“lamb”) + feld (“field”).

A suburban area in Hyndburn borough, Lancashire, south of Clayton-le-Moors (OS grid ref SD7530).

A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; named for the town in England.

Port Adelaide Enfield
Port Adelaide Enfield#English

A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia.


Ely

From Old English Ēlīg, of uncertain origin.

A suburb and community in Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1376).


Eureka

A small suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.


Thorp

* As an English surname, spelling variant of Thorpe.
* As a North Germanic surname, spelling variant of Torp, from a placename derived from Old Norse þorp (“farm”).

A suburb of Royton, Oldham borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9108).


Morden

A suburb in the borough of Merton, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2568).


Minto

Refers to the Minto Hills near the Scottish village. A pleonastic compound of Old Welsh minid (“mountain”), from Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”), and Old English hōh (“hill spur, promontory”), from Proto-Germanic *hanhaz (“heel”), from Proto-Indo-European *kenk-, *kemǝk- (“joint, legbone”). The latter element was added after the meaning of the former had become obscure. Recorded as Munethov in 1166 and Mynetowe in 1296.

der

Any of various places named after an Earl of Minto, including:

A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.


Cove

en-proper noun

Cove (countable and uncountable, plural Coves)

From Old English cofa (“cave, cove, hollow, cavern”).

der

A suburb of Farnborough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8556).


Bronte

From Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”) or Βρόντης (Bróntēs, “Thunderer, name of one of the cyclops”).

A coastal suburb of Sydney in Waverley council area, New South Wales, Australia, named after Bronte House, from the Duke of Bronte.


Midway

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A suburb of Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England.


Subiaco

A suburb and local government area (the City of Subiaco) in Perth, Western Australia.


Hampstead

From Old English hām (“homestead”) + stede (“place”). Doublet of Hempstead.

An affluent suburban area in the borough of Camden, London, England (OS grid ref TQ2685).


Latchford

A suburb of Warrington, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6187).


Midland

From Middle English mydlonde, equivalent to mid- + land.

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Swan, Western Australia.


Lansdowne

en-proper noun

Lansdowne (countable and uncountable, plural Lansdownes)

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole#English

An inner suburb of Bournemouth in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ0991).


Ashcroft

Ashcroft (countable and uncountable, plural Ashcrofts)

Habitational surname from two minor places in England, from Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + croft (“enclosed field”).

(uncountable) A placename, from the surname:

A suburb of Sydney, in the City of Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.


Norwood

From north + wood. Doublet of Northwood.

North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire#English

A suburban area of Killamarsh parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4681).

A suburb mainly in the borough of Croydon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3370).

Norwood Payneham and St Peters
Norwood Payneham and St Peters#English

A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters, South Australia

A suburb in the City of Launceston, Tasmania.


St Kilda

Apparently from Old Norse skildir (“shields”).

Any of various localities in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, named for the archipelago.

A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

A coastal suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand.


Cabra

A western suburb of Dublin, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 1336).


Adamstown

From Adam + -s- + town or Adams + town. The place on Pitcairn is named after John Adams, one of the mutineers who originally settled there. The place in Ireland is named for Adam Devereux, the one in Maryland for Adam Kohlenburg, and the one in Pennsylvania for William Addams.

A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.


Rockville

A suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.


Green Island

An outer suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand, indirectly named after Green Island (Okaihe) off the nearby coast.


Burley

From Old English burh (“burg”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2780).


Montrose

From Scottish Gaelic moine (“moor”) + rois (“peninsula”).

A suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.


Kingstone

Kingstone (countable and uncountable, plural Kingstones)

From Old English Cyningestun, from cyninges (“king's”) + tūn (“fort, manor, town”). Doublet of Kingstown, Kingston, Conington, and Cunnington. Cf. also Coniston, Coniston Cold, Conisbrough, Kingsville, Kingsburg, Quainton, Queenstown, Queenston, Princetown, Princes Town, and Princeton.

doublet

(uncountable) The name of various places in England:

A suburb and ward in Barnsley, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3305).


Yardley

en-prop

Yardley (countable and uncountable, plural Yardleys)

From Old English ġerd (“stick, rod”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”). Equivalent to yard + -ley (“lea”).

A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP124538).


Brampton

From Old English brōm (“broom”) + -tun (“enclosure”).

A suburb in Chesterfield borough, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3670).


Ashford

From Old English æscet (“a clump of ash trees”) + ford or, alternatively, from æsc (“an ash tree”) + ford. Equivalent to ash + ford.

A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of West Torrens, South Australia.


Hainault

From Old English, recorded as Henehout in 1221 and Hyneholt in 1239. It means "wood belonging to a religious community", referring to the ownership of Hainault Forest, part of the larger Epping Forest, by Barking Abbey. The spelling was altered from the 17th century because of a false connection to Philippa of Hainault, the wife of Edward III.

A suburban area in the borough of Redbridge, in north-eastern Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4591).


Joyner

A suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.


Bridges

en-proper noun

Bridges (countable and uncountable, plural Bridgeses)

A small suburb in Luxulyan parish, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SX0458).


Mayfield

A suburb of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9014).

A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia


Haynes

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Armadale, Western Australia.


Whitley

Whitley (countable and uncountable, plural Whitleys)

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to white + -ley (“lea”).

A southern suburb of Reading, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU7271).

A south-eastern suburb of Coventry, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP3576).


Pennington

Pennington (countable and uncountable, plural Penningtons)

Lymington and Pennington
Lymington and Pennington#English

A suburb of Lymington in Lymington and Pennington parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SZ3195).

A suburb of Leigh, Greater Manchester, England.


Whitfield

Whitfield (countable and uncountable, plural Whitfields)

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + feld (“field”).

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A suburb of Dundee, Scotland (OS grid ref NO431333).


Hinton

Hinton (countable and uncountable, plural Hintons)

From either Old English hēan, dative form of hēah (“high”), or hīwan (“household”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A suburb of Port Stephens, Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia.


Gilmore

Gilmore (countable and uncountable, plural Gilmores)

From Scottish Gaelic gille (“servant lad”) + Moire (“Mary mother of Jesus”).

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.


Quinton

Quinton (countable and uncountable, plural Quintons)

Variant of Quentin, merged with an Old English place name meaning "queen's town".

A historical village, small town, and suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9984).


Pallister

Pallister (countable and uncountable, plural Pallisters)

A suburb of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ5119).


Cockfosters

Thought to be either the name of a family, or that of a house which stood on Enfield Chase. One suggestion is that it was the residence of the "cock forester" (chief forester).

A suburb in the borough of Barnet and borough of Enfield, northern Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2796).


Pendleton

A suburb of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8199).


Mowbray

Mowbray (countable and uncountable, plural Mowbrays)

English habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Montbray, in Normandy. The name of the village comes from Old French mont (“hill”) + brai (“mud, slime”).

A suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.

A southern suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.


Kenton

Kenton (countable and uncountable, plural Kentons)

From either the Old English personal name Cena or cyne- (“royal”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A suburban area in the borough of Brent and borough of Harrow, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1788).

Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne#English

A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ2267).


Wilmington

Meaning "Wilhelm's estate", from Wilhelm + Old English ing (“belonging to”) + Old English tūn (“homestead, settlement”)

der

Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull#English

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

An industrial suburb in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref TA1030).


Kingsley

"The king's wood or clearing", from Old English cynges, genitive of cyng (“king”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

The name of various geographical places:

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Joondalup, Western Australia.

Western Australia
Western Australia#English


Ripley

en-proper noun

Ripley (countable and uncountable, plural Ripleys)

From the Old English folk name for the Anglian tribe, Hrype, genitive case Hrypa + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing”).

A suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.


Beaconsfield

A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Casey and Shire of Cardinia, Victoria, Australia.


Peterhead

A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia.


Parnell

Matronymic from a medieval spoken form of Petronella.


Garbutt

A suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.


Bakewell

Bakewell (countable and uncountable, plural Bakewells)

From the Old English personal name Baduca + wella (“spring, stream”).

A suburb of the City of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia, named after E. H. Bakewell.


Downend

South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire#English

A northern suburb of Bristol in Downend and Bromley Heath parish, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, between Fishponds, Frenchay and Mangotsfield (OS grid ref ST6576).


Langmuir

Scottish; see lang (“long”), muir (“moor”).

East Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire#English

An eastern suburb of Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6774).


Oakes

Oakes (countable and uncountable, plural Oakeses)

From the plural of oak. The surname could also derived from a partial translation of the Irish surname Mac Dubhdara (“son of Dubhdara”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) and darach, genitive of dair (“oak”).

A suburban area of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE112341).


Heaton

Heaton (countable and uncountable, plural Heatons)

From Old English hēah (“high”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A suburb of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE142193).

A suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2766).


Stowe

From Middle English stowe, from Old English stōw (“place”).

A suburb of Lichfield, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK1210).


Fairfield

Fairfield (countable and uncountable, plural Fairfields)

From Old English fæġer (“beautiful, fair”) + feld (“field”).

An eastern suburb of Buxton, High Peak district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK0673).

A suburb in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ4119).

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8211).

A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9097).

A suburb of Evesham, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0342).

A suburb in north-east Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.


Wingate

Wingate (countable and uncountable, plural Wingates)

From Old English wind (“wind”) + ġeat (“gate”).

(uncountable) Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries:

A suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.


Grafton

Grafton (countable and uncountable, plural Graftons)

From Old English grāf (“grove”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Any of various towns across the English-speaking world:

An inner suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.


Murdoch

Unknown, but possibly from Scottish Gaelic muir (“sea”), or from muireach (“mariner”); or from descendants of Clan Macpherson, also titled "Clann Mhuirich" indicating descent from "Mhuirich the Parson"; or from descendants of legendary bard Muiredach O Daly.

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Melville, Western Australia, named after Walter Murdoch.


Rye

* As an English surname, variant of Rea.
* Also as an English surname, from the noun rye.
* As a Norwegian surname, from several farmsteads whose name derive from Old Norse rjóðr (“forest clearing”); see the verb ryðja (“to clear”).
* As a Danish surname, from the town Ry in Skanderbord.
* The town in England is perhaps derived from Old English riþ (“river, stream”).

River Rye, Yorkshire
Rye (disambiguation)
Rye, East Sussex
Rye, New York

Mornington Peninsula
Mornington Peninsula#English

A coastal suburb in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.


Healy

Healy (countable and uncountable, plural Healys)

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉilidhe (“descendant of the claimant”), from éilidhe (“claimant”), or from Irish Ó hÉalaighthe (“descendant of Éaladhach”), a personal name from ealadhach (“ingenious”).

der

A suburb of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.


Healey

A suburb of Batley, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE2324).


Poplar

en-proper noun

Poplar (countable and uncountable, plural Poplars)

From poplar, also as a topographic surname for a person who lived by this tree.

A suburban area in East London, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3780).


Melba

Coined by Nellie Melba as a pseudonym; derived from Melbourne.


Idle

en-proper-noun

Idle (countable and uncountable, plural Idles)

A suburb in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1737).


Epping

en-proper noun

Epping (countable and uncountable, plural Eppings)

From Old English yppe (“upland”) + ing (“meadow”).

A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia.


Sandringham

The town in Newfoundland is named after Sandringham House to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.

A coastal suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Bayside, Victoria, Australia.


Mountain View

Mountain View, Arkansas
Mountain View, California


San Remo

A suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

A coastal suburb of Mandurah, Western Australia.


Picton

Picton (countable and uncountable, plural Pictons)

From either the Old English personal name Pīca or pīc (“point, peak, pinnacle”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A suburb of the City of Bunbury, Western Australia.


Kirkhill

Equivalent to kirk with hill. Compare Churchhill.

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Kip-Kz#Kip–Kiz

A suburb of Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5555).

South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire#English

A suburb of Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6460).


Torre

A suburb of Torquay, Torbay borough, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9064).


Loftus

A southern suburb of Sydney, in Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia.


Blackett

Blackett (countable and uncountable, plural Blacketts)

A diminutive of the surname Black or a topographic surname for someone who lived by a dark headland, from Middle English blak (“black”) + heaved (“head”).

A suburb of Sydney, in the City of Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia.


Coates

Coates (countable and uncountable, plural Coates or Coateses)

A suburban area and ward in Barnoldswick parish, Pendle borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD8847).

A suburb of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area, Scotland, west of the city centre (OS grid ref NT2373).


Ore

* From Old English ora (“edge, stream bank, brink”)
* For the river, a back-formation from Orford, Suffolk.

der

Ore, East Sussex
River Leven, Fife
River Ore

A suburban area, formerly a village, in Hastings borough, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ8311).


Blenheim

Battle of Blenheim
Höchstädt an der Donau

The house was named to commemorate the Allied victory at the 1704 Battle of Blindheim (near Höchstädt an der Donau in Bavaria). Other places are named after the house, often with an association to the Duchy of Marlborough.

South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire#English

A suburban area in Garsington parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5702).


Stockwell

en-proper noun

Stockwell (countable and uncountable, plural Stockwells)

From Old English stocc (“tree trunk, stump”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

A suburb in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3076).


Gowkthrapple

North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire#English

A suburb of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7953).


Hawkshaw

Blackburn with Darwen
Blackburn with Darwen#English

A suburb of Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6823).


Ryde

A suburb and local government area (the City of Ryde) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, named after Ryde, IoW.


Sandown

A suburb of Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa.


Coniston

From Old Norse konungr (“king's”) + Old English tūn (“town, manor”), after the model of other settlements known as Cinges tūn or Cynges tūn (“king's town”). Doublet of Coniston Cold. Cf. also Conington, Conisbrough, Coningsby, Kingston, Kingstown, Kingstone, Kingsburg, and Kingsville.

A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.


Hillingdon

A suburban area in Greater London, within the same borough (OS grid ref TQ0783).


Hammersmith

An outer suburb of Ripley, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3951).


Harringay

Old form of the name Hornsey, revived in the 19th century. Doublet of Hornsey.

A suburban area in the borough of Haringey, Greater London, England (note the different spellings) (OS grid ref TQ3188).


Redbridge

A suburban area in the borough of Redbridge, Greater London, England, originally in Essex (OS grid ref TQ4288).


Newham

An industrial suburb of Truro, Cornwall, England, located on the Truro River (OS grid ref SW8343).


Bexley

From Old English byxe (“box tree”) + leah (“wood”), equivalent to box + -ley (“lea”).

An eastern suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.

A suburb of Sydney in Bayside council area, New South Wales, Australia.


Haywards

A small suburb in the Hutt Valley, Wellington region, New Zealand.


Freshwater

Northern Beaches
Northern Beaches#English

A northern suburb of Sydney in Northern Beaches council area, New South Wales, Australia.

A suburb of Cairns in Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.


Kenley

* Shortened from McKenley, variant of McKinley
* Habitational from Old English Cena (“a man's name”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”).

A suburb in the borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3259).


Brixton

(district of London): Thought to originate from Brixistane, meaning "the stone of Brixi (a Saxon lord)".


Ryland

From Old English ryge (“rye”) + land (“land”).

A suburban area of Welton, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0180).


Hillier

A northern suburb of Adelaide, in the Town of Gawler, South Australia.


Whitefield

A suburb of Nelson, Pendle district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD8537).


Hemsworth

From the unattested Old English personal name Hymel + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”).

A suburb of the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3683).


Nuttall

Nuttall (countable and uncountable, plural Nuttalls)

→ Translingual: Nuttallia, Nuttallides, Nuttallina, Nuttallochiton, Nuttallornis, nuttallii, nuttalli, nuttallianus, nuttalliae

From Old English hnutu (“nut”) + healh (“nook, corner”).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: North H-Nz#Nu

A suburb of Ramsbottom, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7915).


Haymarket

Any of various placenames, particularly a street in the City of Westminster, London, and the Theatre Royal Haymarket in that street.

An inner suburb of the City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.


Mascot

A suburb in southeastern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.


Camberley

In Surrey, originally named Cambridge Town in 1862 after the Duke of Cambridge. Camberley was coined in 1877 at the behest of the Post Office, presumably to avoid confusion with the Cambridgeshire city. The place in New Zealand would have been named after the Surrey town.

A suburb of Hastings, North Island, New Zealand.


Westbury

Westbury (countable and uncountable, plural Westburys)

From Old English west (“west”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”), alternatively west + -bury.

A suburb of Limerick, within County Clare, Ireland.


East Ham

A suburb in eastern London, in the borough of Newham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4283).


Cromer

A suburb of Sydney in Northern Beaches council area, New South Wales, Australia.


Hexham

From Middle English Hexham, a contraction of Old English Hestaldesham, Exseldesham, Extoldesham, Hestalasham, Hestoldesham, all variants of Old English Hagustaldeshām (“Hexham”), from Old English Hagustaldes (“Hagustald's”, personal name), from Old English hagosteald (“owner of a fenced-in plot of land, one living in his lord's house, an unmarried man, bachelor, young warrior”) + hām (“home, village, farmstead”). Compare also Hagustaldesēa (“Hexham”, literally “Hagustald's Island”).

der

A suburb of the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.


Burnley

From Brun (a river name meaning "brown") + Old English lēah (“meadow, clearing”).

A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia.


Southport

A coastal town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland.


Woodhouse

Various places in the United Kingdom and Canada.

A southern suburb of Whitehaven, Copeland borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NX9716).


St Ives

* Cornwall: Seen from 1284. From St Ia, a Cornish saint.
* Cambridgeshire: Seen from 1110. From Ivo of Ramsey, a Cornish saint whose relics were found here.
* Dorset: Seen from 1167. 'Place overgrown with ivy' from Old English *īfet. Saint added more recently in reference to other settlements called St Ives.
* New South Wales: Named in 1900, likely from either the Cornish town or after Isaac Ellis Ives, a local politician.

St Ives
St Ives, Cambridgeshire
St Ives, Cornwall
St Ives, Dorset
St Ives, New South Wales

A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.


Stockton

en-proper noun

Stockton (countable and uncountable, plural Stocktons)

From Old English stocc (“log; stump, tree trunk”) or stoc (“house, dwelling”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). By surface analysis, stock + -ton. Doublet of Stoughton.

der

A number of places in Australia, New Zealand, England and United States.

A northern suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.


Selby

en-proper noun

Selby (countable and uncountable, plural Selbys)

From Old Norse selja (“willow, sallow”) + býr (“settlement, farm”).

A suburb of Melbourne, in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia.


Longfield

Longfield (countable and uncountable, plural Longfields)

From Old English lang (“long”) + feld (“field”).

A suburb of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8657).


Greenhithe

A suburb of North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand.


Chadwell Heath

Barking and Dagenham
Barking and Dagenham#English

A suburb which lies mainly within the borough of Barking and Dagenham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4887).


North Shore

/ˈnɔɹθ ˈʃɔɹ/

The municipality in Prince Edward Island is named for its location on the northern shore of the eponymous island.

A large suburban area and former city on the north side of Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand. The city was merged into Auckland Council in 2010.

A large suburban area on Lake Michigan in Cook County and Lake County, Illinois, United States.


Hartcliffe

A suburb and council estate in southern Bristol, England (OS grid ref ST5867).


Bedminster Down

A suburb of Bristol, England, to the south of Bedminster (OS grid ref ST5769).


Brislington

A suburb on the south-east edge of Bristol, England (OS grid ref ST6270).


Woodbridge

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Swan, Western Australia, previously named West Midland.


Bishopston

An inner-city suburb of Bristol, England (OS grid ref ST5875).


Frenchay

A village in Winterbourne parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, also partly a suburb of Bristol, England (OS grid ref ST6377).


Broadmead

A small suburb of South Petherton, South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4316).


Cotham

An inner suburb of Bristol, England, between Clifton, Redland and St Pauls (OS grid ref ST5874).


Hanham

A suburban area and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, just outside Bristol (OS grid ref ST6472).


Greenbank

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A suburb of Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6472).


Fishponds

An outer suburb of Bristol, England (OS grid ref ST6375).


Downham

A suburban area in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London, named after Lord Downham (OS grid ref TQ3971).


Shenfield

A suburb of Brentwood, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ6194).


Lockleaze

A northern suburb of Bristol, England, between Filton, Horfield and Frenchay (OS grid ref ST6177).


Henleaze

A northern suburb of Bristol, England, between Horfield, Bishopston and Redland.


Hengrove

A southern suburb and council estate of the City of Bristol, England, between Whitchurch, Knowle and Hartcliffe.


Horfield

A northern suburb of Bristol, England, between Filton and Lockleaze (OS grid ref ST5976).


Totterdown

An inner suburb in southern Bristol, England (OS grid ref ST6071).


Redland

A suburb of Bristol, England, United Kingdom, between Clifton, Cotham and Bishopston


Southmead

A northern suburb of the City of Bristol, England, next to Horfield and Henleaze (OS grid ref ST5878).


Stockwood

Stockwood (countable and uncountable, plural Stockwoods)

An outer suburb of Bristol, England; a southern district between Whitchurch, Brislington and Keynsham (OS grid ref ST6268).


Malvern

From Old English Malferna, from an Old Welsh form equivalent to Modern Welsh moelfryn (“bald hill”).

A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia


Chingford

A suburb in the borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London, England; formerly a borough in Essex (OS grid ref TQ3894).


Stapleton

Stapleton (countable and uncountable, plural Stapletons)

From Old English stapol (“post, pillar”) + tūn (“enclsoure; settlement, town”).

A suburb in the north-east of Bristol, England, between Eastville and Frenchay (OS grid ref ST6176).


Waltham

Waltham (countable and uncountable, plural Walthams)

From Old English weald (“forest”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“enclosed land”).

An inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.


Whitchurch

Whitchurch (countable and uncountable, plural Whitchurches)

From Old English hwit + cirice (“white church”), presumably built from whitish stone.

der

Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset#English

A village and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, and a southern suburb of Bristol, England, between Hartcliffe, Hengrove and Knowle (OS grid ref ST6167).

A northern suburb of Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1580).


Thornbury

en-proper noun

Thornbury (countable and uncountable, plural Thornburys)

From Old English þorn (“thorn”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

A suburb of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1933).

A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Darebin, Victoria, Australia.


Broxtowe

A northern suburb of the city of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK5242).


Seaton

Seaton (countable and uncountable, plural Seatons)

From Old English sǣ (“sea, lake”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Somerton

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

An eastern suburb of Newport, Wales (OS grid ref ST3387).

A northern suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Hume, Victoria, Australia.


Stoke Newington

A suburban area (and former borough) of London in borough of Hackney, Greater London, England.


Cheadle Hulme

A suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England; originally in Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ8786).


Hazel Grove

A suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England; originally in Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ9287).


Bramhall

Bramhall (countable and uncountable, plural Bramhalls)

From Old English brōm (“broom”) + healh (“corner, angle, nook”).

A suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Cheshire.


Irlam

Name changed from Irwellham (Irwell + ham) sometime after the 13th century.

A suburb of Salford borough, Greater Manchester, England. Formerly an urban district in Lancashire.


Devonport

A suburb on Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, which also contains a naval base.


Knighton

Knighton (countable and uncountable, plural Knightons)

A suburb of Leicester, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5901).


Welland

Welland (countable and uncountable, plural Wellands)

No definite suggestion can be made about the origin of the placename in Worcestershire; perhaps from the Old English unattested personal name *Wēna + land (“land”).

A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia, named after the English village.


Orton

A suburban area in south-west Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1596)


Plymstock

A suburb of Plymouth, Devon, England, on the east side of the River Plym (OS grid ref SX5153).


Ashburton

From Old English æsc (“ashtree”) + burna (“stream”) + tūn (“town”).


Plympton

Plympton (countable and uncountable, plural Plymptons)

From Middle English, from Old English Plymentun (c. 900), from plymen (“growing with plum trees”), from plume. Doublet of Plumpton.

A former town which is now a suburb of Plymouth, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5456).


Camborne

From Cornish Kammbronn, meaning "crooked hill".

A suburb of the city of Porirua, Wellington region, New Zealand.


Ashfield

Western Australia
Western Australia#English


Ambergate

(In England) From Amber (“river”) + gate; it was originally named Toadmoor, and renamed after a turnpike tollgate (Amber Gate) after the railway station with this name opened in 1840. The etymology of the Australian place name is unclear.

A suburb of the City of Busselton, Western Australia.


Lauderdale

A town and suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.


Lynmouth

A suburb of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.


Lynton

A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Mitcham, South Australia.


Crabtree

Crabtree (countable and uncountable, plural Crabtrees)

A suburb of the City of Plymouth, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5156).


Latham

Latham (countable and uncountable, plural Lathams)

Habitational surname from any of various places in northern England, from the dative plural form of Old Norse hlaða (“storehouse, barn”).

Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory#English

(uncountable) A placename, from the surname:

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.


Bow

A suburb of eastern London, in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3782).


Debden

A suburb of Loughton, Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ4496).


Surry Hills

An inner suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, named after the Surrey Hills in England.


Palm Beach

A tourist area and suburb of Oranjestad, Aruba.

A northern beachfront suburb of Sydney, in the Northern Beaches district, New South Wales, Australia.

A coastal suburb of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.


Holsworthy

A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.


Melrose

Melrose (countable and uncountable, plural Melroses)

From Scottish Gaelic maol (“bare, barren”) + ros (“promontory, headland”).


Busby

Busby (countable and uncountable, plural Busbys)

From Old Norse buskr (“bush”) + býr (“homestead, village”).

A suburb of Sydney, in the City of Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, named after James Busby.


Kilburn

Kilburn (countable and uncountable, plural Kilburns)

From either the unattested Old English personal name *Cylla or cyline (“kiln”) + burna (“stream, brook”).

A suburb in the borough of Brent and borough of Camden, London, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ245835).


Parr

A suburb, ward and historic township in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ5395).


Ridgeway

A suburb in east Bristol, England (OS grid ref ST6275).

A suburb of Newport, Wales (OS grid ref ST2988).

A suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.


Whitehill

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A suburb of Kidsgrove, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8455).

A southern suburb of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NK1144).

A northern suburb of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7056).


Hampton Hill

Richmond upon Thames
Richmond upon Thames#English

A suburb which forms part of Hampton, in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England. There is no real hill, merely a rise in the ground away from the River Thames. (OS grid ref TQ1471).


Hampton Wick

The Wick part of the name is from wick (Etymology 2).

A suburb and former village in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1769).


Tinsley

Tinsley (countable and uncountable, plural Tinsleys)

From the Old English personal name Tynni + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Tinsley Yard in Sheffield was once one of the largest and most advanced 'hump' marshalling yards in the world. But a decline in wagonload freight led to its swift demise and much of the site has lain derelict since the 1980s. MICHAEL RHODES examines this rise and fall in Tinsley's fortunes, and the new lease of life it has been offered by rising container traffic

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A suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3990).


Stratton

Stratton (countable and uncountable, plural Strattons)

From Old English strǣt (“street, paved high-way”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

der

Former name: Wexcombe

An eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia; taken from the surname.


Harrow on the Hill

A suburban area in the borough of Harrow, Greater London, England, situated at the top of Harrow Hill (OS grid ref TQ1587).


Muswell Hill

Muswell is apparently derived from "Mossy Well".

A hilltop suburb in the borough of Haringey and borough of Barnet, Greater London, England, also the name of a road that climbs the hill (OS grid ref TQ2889).


Coley

An inner suburb of Reading, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU7172).


Winton

en-proper noun

Winton (usually uncountable, plural Wintons)

From either the Old English personal name Wine, which is a byname from wine (“friend”), or winn (“pasture”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ0893).

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A suburban area of Salford, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ7599).


Stenhouse

Stenhouse (countable and uncountable, plural Stenhouses)

A suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.


King's Cross

An inner eastern suburb of the City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.


Westfield

Westfield (countable and uncountable, plural Westfields)

From Old English west (“west”) + feld (“field”). Doublet of Westerveld.
The former village in New Brunswick may be named after Westfield, Massachusetts. The civil parish is named after the village.

The former name of a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, now named Camillo.

An outer suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4381).

A suburb of Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand.


Mahon

Mahon (countable and uncountable, plural Mahons)

An eastern suburb of Cork, County Cork, Ireland, named after Lough Mahon (Irish grid ref W 7271).


Woodside

Woodside (countable and uncountable, plural Woodsides)

A number of places in the United Kingdom, including:

A suburb in the borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3467).


Ashland

From Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + land. Many places in the United States are named after Ashland, Henry Clay's estate.

Simpson and Ashland
Simpson and Ashland#English

A suburban area in Simpson and Ashland parish, City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8735).


Harden

Harden (countable and uncountable, plural Hardens)

A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SK0101).


Bowling

Bowling (countable and uncountable, plural Bowlings)

Bowling (disambiguation)#Places
Bowling (surname)

A suburban area in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1731).


Larkin

Larkin (countable and uncountable, plural Larkins)

A suburb of Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.


Fortescue

Fortescue (countable and uncountable, plural Fortescues)

From Anglo-Norman Fortescu, from Norman Fort-Escu, from Old French fort+escut. Literally, “strong shield”.

A small suburb of Sidmouth, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY1389)


Moseley

Moseley (countable and uncountable, plural Moseleys)

A suburb of the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0883).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Mos-Mz#Mos-Moz

An eastern suburb of the City of Wolverhampton, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9498).


Smallwood

Smallwood (countable and uncountable, plural Smallwoods)

A suburb of Redditch, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0467).


Newcomb

Newcomb (countable and uncountable, plural Newcombs)

Nickname for a new arrival in a place, from Middle English neowecomen (“just arrived; newcomer”). The intrusive -b is the result of placenames ending in -combe, which is from combe (“wooded valley”).

der

A suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.


Falcon

en-proper noun

Falcon (countable and uncountable, plural Falcons)

* From Spanish Falcón
* Calque from Amerindian languages, for the bird falcon.

Falcon (disambiguation)#Places
Falcon (surname)

A suburb of Mandurah, Western Australia.


Hook

Hook (countable and uncountable, plural Hooks)

* As an English surname, from the noun hook.
* As a Swedish surname, from hök (“hawk”).
* As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Hoek; compare Vanhook.

Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames#English

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A suburb in the borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1865).


Condon

Condon (countable and uncountable, plural Condons)

A suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.


Matson

Matson (countable and uncountable, plural Matsons)

A southern suburb of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8515).


Radford

Radford (countable and uncountable, plural Radfords)

From Old English rēad (“red”) + ford (“ford”).

A suburb of Coventry, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP3280).


Irby

Irby (countable and uncountable, plural Irbys)

A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ2584).


Ralston

Ralston (countable and uncountable, plural Ralstons)

From the Old English personal name Rǣdwulf (“Ralph”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A suburb of Paisley, Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS510246).


Harwood

Harwood (countable and uncountable, plural Harwoods)

From Old English hara (“hare”) or hār (“hoar, grey”) + wudu (“wood”).

A suburb of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD751113).


Ratcliff

Ratcliff (countable and uncountable, plural Ratcliffs)

A suburban area in Limehouse, borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3681).


Lindley

Lindley (countable and uncountable, plural Lindleys)

Two possible origins:
* The places in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire are named with Old English līn (“flax”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), with epenthetic -d-. Equivalent to line + -ley (“lea”).
* The deserted medieval village in Leicestershire is named with Old English lind (“lime tree”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to lind + -ley (“lea”).

A suburb of Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE115185).


Littlefield

Littlefield (countable and uncountable, plural Littlefields)

North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire#English

A western suburb of Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA2508).


Hardwick

Hardwick (countable and uncountable, plural Hardwicks)

From Old English heord (“herd”) + wīċ (“village”). Compare Hardwicke, which shares the same etymology.

A northern suburb of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ4121).

A northern suburb of Banbury, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4442).

A suburb of Streetly, Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP0798).


Saxton

Saxton (countable and uncountable, plural Saxtons)

From Old English Seaxe (“Saxons”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A suburb of Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand.


Cosgrove

Cosgrove (countable and uncountable, plural Cosgroves)

Two main origins:
* English habitational surname from the village in Northamptonshire, which is named with the Old English personal name Cof + -s- + grāf (“grove, thicket”); recorded as Covesgrave in 1086 (DB).
* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Coscraigh (“descendant of Coscrach”), a byname from coscrach (“victorious, triumphant”).


Barnhill

en-proper noun

Barnhill (countable and uncountable, plural Barnhills)

From Old English bearn (“barn”) + hyll (“hill”).

A suburb of Broughty Ferry, Dundee council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO4831).

Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross#English

An eastern suburb of Perth, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1222)


Tiller

Tiller (countable and uncountable, plural Tillers)

A suburb of Trondheim, formerly a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.


Whiteman

Whiteman (countable and uncountable, plural Whitemans)

A suburb in north-east Perth, Western Australia.


Usher

Usher (countable and uncountable, plural Ushers)


Bare

Bare (countable and uncountable, plural Bares)

A suburb of Morecambe, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England, served by Bare Lane railway station (OS grid ref SD4564).


Newlands

A suburb in south Glasgow, Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5760).


Newland

Newland (countable and uncountable, plural Newlands)

Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull#English

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A suburb of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0831).


Thornhill

Thornhill (countable and uncountable, plural Thornhills)

A suburb of Southampton, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4712).

A suburb of Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1783).


Porterfield

Porterfield (countable and uncountable, plural Porterfields)

From porter + field, a Scottish topographic surname from the hereditary lands owned by a porter.

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Po-Poz#Por-Poz

A suburb of Renfrew, Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4966).


Joslin

Joslin (countable and uncountable, plural Joslins)

English surname, borrowed through French from a Germanic name, from *Gauzelin, a diminutive of names formed from Gaut, from Proto-Germanic *gautaz (“Geat”). The name was also influenced by French Josse (see Joyce).

Norwood Payneham and St Peters
Norwood Payneham and St Peters#English

A suburb of Adelaide, in the city of Norwood Payneham and St Peters, South Australia.


Mawson

Mawson (countable and uncountable, plural Mawsons)

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.


Horsley

Horsley (countable and uncountable, plural Horsleys)

From Old English hors (“horse”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to horse + -ley (“lea”).

A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.


Holgate

Holgate (countable and uncountable, plural Holgates)

A suburb of the City of York, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5851).


Copley

Copley (countable and uncountable, plural Copleys)

From Old English copp (“hilltop”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

A suburb of Stalybridge, Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9798).


Embleton

Embleton (countable and uncountable, plural Embletons)


Wingfield

Wingfield (countable and uncountable, plural Wingfields)

A northern suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4095).

Port Adelaide Enfield
Port Adelaide Enfield#English

A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia.


Southwood

Southwood (countable and uncountable, plural Southwoods)

A western suburb of Farnborough, Rushmoor borough, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU8455).


Whitehouse

Whitehouse (countable and uncountable, plural Whitehouses)

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A suburb in Halton borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5679).

A suburb and council ward in Ipswich borough, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1446).


Kingsbury

Kingsbury (countable and uncountable, plural Kingsburys)

Originally from Old English Cingesberia, Chinesburie, &c., from cyninges (“king's”) + burh (“fort, manor, town”). Later derived from earlier places named Kingsbury and from people bearing the surname. Equivalent to king's -bury. Doublet of Kingsburg, Kingsburgh, and Conisbrough. Cf. Kingstown, Kingston, Kingsville, Coniston, Conington, and Queensbury.

doublet

A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

A suburb in the borough of Brent, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1988).


Prendergast

en-proper noun

Prendergast (countable and uncountable, plural Prendergasts)

From the Irish and Welsh surname, perhaps derived from a now lost settlement in Flanders called Brontegeest. This surname was then brought to England through the Norman Conquest.

A suburb of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9516).


Parkhurst

Parkhurst (countable and uncountable, plural Parkhursts)

A suburban area and prison in north-west Newport, Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ4990).

A northern suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng province, South Africa.

A suburb of Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.


Appleby

Appleby (countable and uncountable, plural Applebys)

From Old English æppel (“apple”) and Old Norse býr (“farm, town”), from the root of the verb Old Norse búa (“to dwell”).

A place name.
A suburb of Invercargill, New Zealand.


Greenway

Greenway (countable and uncountable, plural Greenways)

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Francis Greenway.

A suburban area in Bishops Lydeard parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England, previously in Taunton Deane district (OS grid ref ST1629).

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English


Forde

Forde (countable and uncountable, plural Fordes)

A northern suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Frank Forde.


Pearsall

Western Australia
Western Australia#English


Elwood

en-prop

Elwood (countable and uncountable, plural Elwoods)

From the Middle English personal name Elwald, Elwold, Alwold, which is composed of the Old English elements ælf (“elf”) and weald (“rule”).

An inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.


Henshaw

en-proper noun

Henshaw (countable and uncountable, plural Henshaws)

From the Old English personal name Heþin + -s- + healh (“corner, angle, nook”).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Hen-Hh#Hen

A suburb of Yeadon, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2040).


Dilworth

Dilworth (countable and uncountable, plural Dilworths)

A habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from Old English dile (“dill, anise”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

A suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.


Barnwell

A suburb of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4658).


Cathcart

Cathcart (countable and uncountable, plural Cathcarts)

From Scottish Gaelic cath (“battle”) + the name of the River Cart.

A southern suburb of Glasgow, Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5860).


Welton

Welton (countable and uncountable, plural Weltons)

From Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

der

Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset#English

A suburb of Midsomer Norton, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6654).


Woodford

en-proper noun

Woodford (countable and uncountable, plural Woodfords)

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + ford (“ford”).

A suburb in the borough of Redbridge, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ4091).


Rothwell

Rothwell (countable and uncountable, plural Rothwells)

From Old English roþa, the genitive plural of roþ (“forest clearing”) + wella (“spring”).

A coastal suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.


Raby

Raby (countable and uncountable, plural Rabys)

A suburb of Sydney, in the City of Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia.


Oxhey

From Middle English Oxehey, from Old English Oxanġehæġ, from Old English oxa (“ox”) + ġehæġ (“an enclosed piece of land, meadow, a hay”), equivalent to ox + hay.

A suburb of Watford borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TQ1195).


Kells

A suburban area of Whitehaven, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NX9616).


Blackford

Blackford (countable and uncountable, plural Blackfords)

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A suburb in Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2570).


Smedley

Smedley (countable and uncountable, plural Smedleys)

Perhaps from Old English smēþe (“smooth”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

An inner suburb of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, north of the city centre (OS grid ref SD8500).


Colston

Colston (countable and uncountable, plural Colstons)

From the Old Norse personal name Kolr + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

der

A northern suburb of Glasgow, Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6069).


Welling

en-proper noun

Welling (countable and uncountable, plural Wellings)

A suburban area of the borough of Bexley, in southeastern Greater London, England.


Kirkham

Kirkham (countable and uncountable, plural Kirkhams)

From a Scandinvianized form of Old English ċiriċe (“church”) + hām (“homestead”).

A suburb of the council of Camden, south-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.


Risley

Risley (countable and uncountable, plural Risleys)

From Old English hrīs (“twig, branch; brushwood”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to rice + -ley (“lea”). The circus term comes from the name of Richard Risley Carlisle (1814–1874), who developed this kind of act in the United States.

der

A suburban area in Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6592).


Birchfield

en-proper noun

Birchfield (countable and uncountable, plural Birchfields)

A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0690).


Caulfield

Caulfield (countable and uncountable, plural Caulfields)

A suburb of Melbourne, south-east of the centre in the City of Glen Eira, Victoria, Australia, noted for its racecourse.


Cogan

Cogan (countable and uncountable, plural Cogans)

Vale of Glamorgan
Vale of Glamorgan#English

A suburb of Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1772).


Broadbent

Broadbent (countable and uncountable, plural Broadbents)

From Old English brād (“broad”) + beonet (“bentgrass, rush, reed”).

A suburb of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9406).


Bridgewater

From bridge + water.
The town in Nova Scotia is named for its location next to a bridge over the LaHave River.

/ˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.wɑ.təɹ/

A suburb of Hobart in Brighton council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Southwick

Southwick (countable and uncountable, plural Southwicks)

From Old English sūþ (“south”) + wīċ (“village, specialized farm”).

(uncountable) A number of places in England:

A suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, on the north side of the River Wear (OS grid ref NZ3858).


Hirst

Hirst (countable and uncountable, plural Hirsts)

A suburban area and council ward in Ashington parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ2887).


Steinbach

Steinbach (countable and uncountable, plural Steinbachs)

A suburb of Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany


Bankhead

Bankhead (countable and uncountable, plural Bankheads)

Habitational surname from various Scottish minor places, from bank + head.

A suburban area south of Denny, Falkirk council area (OS grid ref NS8080).

South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire#English

A suburb of Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NS6161).


Mount Vernon

An outlying suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.


Elswick

Elswick (countable and uncountable, plural Elswicks)

Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne#English

A suburb and ward in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2263).


Haughton

Haughton (countable and uncountable, plural Haughtons)

A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, originally part of a township (OS grid ref SJ9395).

A suburb of Shifnal, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ7408).


Hendon

Hendon (countable and uncountable, plural Hendons)

From Old English hēan, dative case of hēah (“high”), + dūn (“hill”).

A suburban area in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2288).

An eastern suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ4056).

A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia.


Redfern

Redfern (countable and uncountable, plural Redferns)

The suburb is named after surgeon William Redfern (1774–1833).

named-after

An inner suburb of the City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.


Pelham

en-proper noun

Pelham (countable and uncountable, plural Pelhams)

From the Old English personal name Pēotla + hām (“homestead”).

A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP108368).


Tingley

Tingley (countable and uncountable, plural Tingleys)

A suburban area in West Ardsley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2826).


Whitton

Whitton (countable and uncountable, plural Whittons)

Ultimately from the Old English personal name Hwīta, a byname from hwīt (“white”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Richmond upon Thames
Richmond upon Thames#English

(uncountable) A place in the United Kingdom:

A suburb of Twickenham, in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1473).

A northern suburb of Ipswich, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1447).


Wetmore

Wetmore (countable and uncountable, plural Wetmores)

Burton upon Trent
Burton upon Trent#English

A suburb of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK2524).


Belmont

Belmont (countable and uncountable, plural Belmonts)

A suburb of the city of Durham and civil parish in County Durham (OS grid ref NZ3043).

A suburban area in the borough of Harrow, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1690).

A suburban area in the borough of Sutton, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2562).

A suburb of Wantage, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU3988).

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

A suburb on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand.

A suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.

A suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.


Elson

Elson (countable and uncountable, plural Elsons)

Possibly from Middle English elson, alternative spelling of elsen, elsyn, alsene (“an awl or some other pointed instrument or tool”), either from Middle Dutch elsene, alsene, from Old Dutch *elisna, *alasna, from Proto-West Germanic *alisnu, *alasnu, from Proto-Germanic *alasnō, or from an unrecorded Old English form.

A northern suburb of Gosport, Gosport borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6001).


Hocking

Hocking (countable and uncountable, plural Hockings)

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Wanneroo, Western Australia, named after landowner Herbert Hocking.


Woodham

Woodham (countable and uncountable, plural Woodhams)

A northern suburb of Newton Aycliffe, Great Aycliffe parish, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ2826).


Newbridge

A suburb of Bath, Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST7265).

A suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands.


Hopwood

Hopwood (countable and uncountable, plural Hopwoods)

From Old English hop (“valley among hills”) + wudu (“wood”).

A suburb of Heywood, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD865095).


Summerfield

Summerfield (countable and uncountable, plural Summerfields)

A suburban area of Birmingham, West Midlands, west of the city centre (OS grid ref SP0487).


Bickley

Bickley (countable and uncountable, plural Bickleys)

A suburban area in the borough of Bromley, Greater London, England, historically in Kent (OS grid ref TQ4268).

A suburb of Perth, in the City of Kalamunda, Western Australia.


Cadle

Cadle (countable and uncountable, plural Cadles)

A suburban area near Fforestfach, Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS6297).


Silverton

An eastern suburb of Pretoria, South Africa.


Godley

Godley (countable and uncountable, plural Godleys)

From the Old English byname Gōda + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

A suburb of Hyde, Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9695).


Gayton

Gayton (countable and uncountable, plural Gaytons)

A village and suburb of Heswall, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ2780).


Millwood

Millwood (countable and uncountable, plural Millwoods)

A suburb of Todmorden, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD9424).


Boulton

Boulton (countable and uncountable, plural Boultons)

A suburb of Derby, Derbyshire, England, south-east of the city centre (OS grid ref SK3832).


Lawley

Lawley (countable and uncountable, plural Lawleys)

Lawley and Overdale
Lawley and Overdale#English

Telford and Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin#English

A suburban area in Lawley and Overdale parish and Dawley Hamlets parish, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6608).


Hadfield

Hadfield (countable and uncountable, plural Hadfields)

From Old English hǣþ (“heath”) + feld (“field”).

A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.


Mitcham

Mitcham (countable and uncountable, plural Mitchams)

A suburban area in the borough of Merton, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2768).

A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, seat of the city of the same name.

A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Whitehorse, Victoria, Australia.


Farrer

Farrer (countable and uncountable, plural Farrers)

Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory#English

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after William Farrer.


Roose

Roose (countable and uncountable, plural Rooses)

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

An eastern suburb of Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD2269).


Alloway

Alloway (countable and uncountable, plural Alloways)

A village and suburb of Ayr, South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3318).


Tulloch

Tulloch (countable and uncountable, plural Tullochs)

From Scots, from a Scottish Gaelic word for "hillock" akin to Irish tulach, also found in the first element of French Toulon.

Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross#English

A suburb of Perth in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO0925).


Hulme

Hulme (countable and uncountable, plural Hulmes)

A northern suburb of Warrington, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6091).


Lipson

Lipson (countable and uncountable, plural Lipsons)

A suburb and electoral ward in the City of Plymouth, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX4955).


Hillhouse

Hillhouse (countable and uncountable, plural Hillhouses)

From Old English hyll (“hill”) + hūs (“house”).

A suburb of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6955).


Darnall

Darnall (countable and uncountable, plural Darnalls)

From Old English dierne (“secret, hidden”) + healh (“nook, angle, recess”).

A suburb and ward of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3988).


Greenhill

Greenhill (countable and uncountable, plural Greenhills)

North West Leicestershire
North West Leicestershire#English

An eastern suburb of Coalville, North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK4413).

A northern suburb of Midsomer Norton, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset (OS grid ref ST6655).

A southern suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK3481).

A suburban area in Corsham parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8569).

A northern suburb of Evesham, Wychavon district, Worcestershire; the Battle of Evesham was fought here in 1265 (OS grid ref SP0444).

A suburb in north-east Kidderminster, Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8477).

North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire#English

A suburb of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NS7366).

A suburb of Adelaide, Adelaide Hills council area, South Australia.


Haydon

Haydon (countable and uncountable, plural Haydons)

From either Old English hīeġ (“hay”) or ġehæġ (“enclosure”) + denu (“valley”).

A suburb in Haydon Wick parish, Swindon borough, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1288).


Freehold

A suburb of Lancaster, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4861).


Macgregor

Macgregor (countable and uncountable, plural Macgregors)

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after William MacGregor.


Brownsville

A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.


Reddish

Reddish (countable and uncountable, plural Reddishes)

A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8993).


Bamford

Bamford (countable and uncountable, plural Bamfords)

From Old English bēam (“tree, beam”) + ford (“ford”).

A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8613).


Crossens

A suburb in the north of Southport, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SD3719).


Wishart

Wishart (countable and uncountable, plural Wisharts)

Scottish surname derived from Anglo-Norman Wischard, from the Old French personal name Guiscard. Compare Modern French Guiscard.

Northern Territory
Northern Territory#English

A suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, indirectly named after John Wishart.

A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, named after the Wishart early settler family.


Darley

Darley (countable and uncountable, plural Darleys)

A suburb of Bacchus Marsh, Shire of Moorabool, Victoria, Australia.


Netherton

Netherton (countable and uncountable, plural Nethertons)

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

A suburb of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A suburb of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5176).

A suburb of Maryport, Cumberland, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY0436).

A suburb of Bootle, Sefton borough, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3599).

A suburb of Glasgow, Glasgow council area (OS grid ref NS5469).

A suburb of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NS7854).

A suburb of Strathblane, Stirling council area (OS grid ref NS5579).


Bellevue

Bellevue (countable and uncountable, plural Bellevues)

Borrowed from French Bellevue and belle (“nice, fair”) + vue (“view”).

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A placename
A place in Australia
A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

A placename
A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.


Westwood

Westwood (countable and uncountable, plural Westwoods)

A suburb of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TF1700).


Harton

Harton (countable and uncountable, plural Hartons)

From either Old English heorot (“hart, stag”) or hær (“rock”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

A suburb of South Shields, South Tyneside borough, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ3764).


Calderwood

Calderwood (countable and uncountable, plural Calderwoods)

From the river name Calder + Old English wudu (“wood”).

A suburban area of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland (OS grid ref NS643375).

A suburb of Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia.


Watlington

Watlington (countable and uncountable, plural Watlingtons)

From an unattested Old English personal name + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

(uncountable) A placename:
A suburb of Timaru, New Zealand.


Werneth

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A suburban area of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9104).


Dysart

Dysart (countable and uncountable, plural Dysarts)

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic dìseart (“hermit's cell, hermitage”), itself from Latin desertum (“desert, waste, solitary spot”).

der

A suburban area and former town and royal burgh (with a small harbour) in Fife council area, Scotland, which was merged with Kirkcaldy in 1930 (OS grid ref NT3093).


Haddon

en-proper noun

Haddon (countable and uncountable, plural Haddons)

A suburb of Johannesburg in Gauteng province, South Africa.


Bardsley

Bardsley (countable and uncountable, plural Bardsleys)

A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, north of Ashton-under-Lyne in Tameside (OS grid ref SD9302).


Millhouses

A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3383).


Highfields

A suburb of Newcastle, in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales.

North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire#English

A suburb of North Wingfield, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4265).

A suburb in Dursley parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7697).

A suburb of Woodlands, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5406).

A suburban area in Hammerwich parish, south of Burntwood, Lichfield district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0407).

A southern suburb of Stafford, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9121)


Seddon

Seddon (countable and uncountable, plural Seddons)

Perhaps a habitational surname from an unidentified place in England.

A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.


Stepney

Stepney (countable and uncountable, plural Stepneys)

* From Old English Stybbanhyð (“Stybba's hithe”), from *Stybba (personal name) + hyþ (“harbour; landing-place; hithe”).
* (spare wheel): Originally a brand name, from the Stepney Spare Motor Wheel company.

inh

Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull#English

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A suburb of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0830).

Norwood Payneham and St Peters
Norwood Payneham and St Peters#English

A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters, South Australia.


Tacoma

From earlier Takhoma (“the area south of Seattle”), borrowed from Lushootseed təˈkhoʊʔməʔ, təlˈkhoʊʔbəʔ, təloʊʔl (the area surrounding Mount Rainier), from təˡqʷuʔbəʔ (“mother of waters”) in a direct reference to Mount Rainier.

A suburb in the Central Coast region, New South Wales, Australia.


Burbage

en-proper noun

Burbage (countable and uncountable, plural Burbages)

An outer suburb of Buxton, High Peak borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK0472).


Manly

English and Irish surname, variant of Manley.

A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.


Halton

Halton (countable and uncountable, plural Haltons)

* (Halton, Ontario, Canada): Named after William Mathew Halton, a British colonial bureaucrat in Upper Canada.

A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3433).


Lyneham

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Named after Sir William Lyne.


Tweedmouth

A suburb of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, on the south side of the River Tweed near its mouth. It has always been in England, unlike Berwick (OS grid ref NT9952).


Kinross

A northern suburb of Perth, in the City of Joondalup, Western Australia.


Menzies

From Early Scots Menȝies, from Scottish Gaelic Mèinnearach, from Anglo-Norman Mesnières.

A suburb of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.


Bradway

Bradway (countable and uncountable, plural Bradways)

From Old English brād (“broad”) + weġ (“path, road, way”). Likely a vowel-shifted variant of the surname Broadway, which is derived from the same roots. The words "broad way" have been used in English to name wide roads and associated settlements for over a millennium.

A suburb in Dore and Totley ward, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3380).


Harewood

Harewood (countable and uncountable, plural Harewoods)

From Old English hāra, definite form of hār (“grey”) + wudu (“wood, forest”).

A suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, and the location of Christchurch Airport.


Musselburgh

/ˈmʌsəlbəɹə/

A suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand, named after the Scottish town.


Belgrave

Belgrave (countable and uncountable, plural Belgraves)

A suburb of Leicester, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5906).

A suburb of Tamworth, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK2202).

An outer suburb of Melbourne in Yarra Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia.


Lytton

Lytton (countable and uncountable, plural Lyttons)

A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia


Northam

Northam (countable and uncountable, plural Northams)

A suburb of Southampton, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4312).


Evanston

A southern suburb of the Town of Gawler, South Australia.


Dallam

A suburb of Warrington, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5990)


Torrington

Torrington (countable and uncountable, plural Torringtons)

From Torridge (“a river in Devon”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

der

A suburb of the city of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.


Bradwell

en-proper noun

Bradwell (countable and uncountable, plural Bradwells)

A northern suburb of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8449).


Hawthorn

Hawthorn (countable and uncountable, plural Hawthorns)

An inner suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Boroondara, Victoria, Australia.

A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Mitcham, South Australia.

Rhondda Cynon Taf
Rhondda Cynon Taf#English

A suburban area in Pontypridd community, Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0987).


Wingrove

Wingrove (countable and uncountable, plural Wingroves)

Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne#English

A suburban area of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2365).


Woolston

Woolston (countable and uncountable, plural Woolstons)

A suburban area and civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6489).

An eastern suburb of Southampton, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4310).

A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.


Wallsend

Hadrian's Wall
Wallsend (disambiguation)

From (in England) wall + end, after its historical position at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall.

A western suburb of the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.


Hockley

Hockley (countable and uncountable, plural Hockleys)

From either the Old English personal name Hocca or hocc (“mallow”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

A southern suburb of Tamworth, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK2200).


Trentham

Trentham (countable and uncountable, plural Trenthams)

From the name of the river Trent + Old English hām (“homestead”).

A suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8741).

(uncountable) A placename:
A suburb of Upper Hutt, New Zealand.


Rodwell

Rodwell (countable and uncountable, plural Rodwells)

A suburb of Weymouth, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY6778).


Beecroft

Beecroft (countable and uncountable, plural Beecrofts)

A suburb of Sydney, in the City of Parramatta and Hornsby Shire, New South Wales, Australia.


Crookston

Crookston (countable and uncountable, plural Crookstons)

A suburb in Renfrewshire council area and Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5163).


Green Bay

A suburb and bay on Manukau Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand.


Holroyd

Holroyd (countable and uncountable, plural Holroyds)

English habitational surname from any of various minor places named with Old English holh (“hollow”) + rod (“clearing”).

A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.


Maryville

An inner suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.


Belfield

Belfield (countable and uncountable, plural Belfields)

From the name of the River Beal + Old English feld (“field”); the river name possibly derives from Old English bēogol (“winding”).

A suburban area of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9113).

South West Sydney
South West Sydney#English

A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in Canterbury-Bankstown, South West Sydney


Didsbury

A suburban area in southern Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8491).


Northway

Northway (countable and uncountable, plural Northways)

A suburb of Oxford, Oxfordshire, north-east of the city centre (OS grid ref SP5308).


Kingsland

Kingsland (countable and uncountable, plural Kingslands)

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A suburb in the borough of Hackney, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3384).

A suburb of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, south-west of the town centre (OS grif ref SJ4811).

A suburb of Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH2481).

An inner suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.


Attwood

Attwood (countable and uncountable, plural Attwoods)

A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Hume, Victoria, Australia.


Withington

Withington (countable and uncountable, plural Withingtons)

Two main origins:
* The village in Gloucestershire is from the Old English personal name Widia + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
* The suburb of Manchester is from Old English wīþing (“willow copse”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A suburb in southern Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8492).


Rusholme

An inner suburb of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8595).


Mortlake

Richmond upon Thames
Richmond upon Thames#English

A suburban area of the borough of Richmond upon Thames, London, England (OS grid ref TQ2075).


Florey

Florey (countable and uncountable, plural Floreys)

Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory#English

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Howard Florey.


Roath

Roath (countable and uncountable, plural Roaths)

A suburb of Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1977).


Seaburn

A coastal resort and suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ4159).


Ramsden

Ramsden (countable and uncountable, plural Ramsdens)

Probably from Old English hramsa (“onion, garlic”) + dene (“valley”).

A suburb of Orpington, borough of Bromley, Greater London, formerly in Kent (OS grid ref TQ4766).


Jerseyville

A farming community and suburb of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.


Wakeley

Wakeley (countable and uncountable, plural Wakeleys)

From the Old English personal name Waca + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.


Manton

Manton (countable and uncountable, plural Mantons)

Various origins:
* In general, from Old English ġemǣne (“common, shared”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).
* In the case of the village in Lincolnshire, from Old English mealm (“sand, chalk”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).
* The surname can also be an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Manntáin (“descendant of Manntán”), a nickname derived from a diminutive of mantach (“toothless”).

der

An outer rural locality and suburb of Darwin, in Litchfield Municipality, Northern Territory, Australia.

A former mining village, a suburb southeast of the town of Worksop, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5978).

A village and suburb of the town of Marlborough, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1768).


Fulwood

en-proper noun

Fulwood (countable and uncountable, plural Fulwoods)

An outer suburb in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3085).


Coombe

Coombe (countable and uncountable, plural Coombes)

A suburb of Teignmouth, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9374).

Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames#English

A suburban area of New Malden, borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2070).


Flemington

A locality and suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

An inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, famous for its racecourse.

South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire#English

A suburban area in the town of Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6559).


Stonehouse

Stonehouse (countable and uncountable, plural Stonehouses)

A suburb of Plymouth, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX4654).


Northwood

A suburb on the North Shore, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

A suburb of the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ0991).

A suburb of Ramsgate, Kent (OS grid ref TR3767).

A suburb of Kirkby, Knowsley borough, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ4299).


Danville

Most likely from various people named Dan + -ville.


Montello

A suburb of the city of Burnie, Tasmania, Australia.


Hornby

Hornby (countable and uncountable, plural Hornbys)


Bardon

Bardon (countable and uncountable, plural Bardons)

A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.


Melling

Melling (countable and uncountable, plural Mellings)

A suburb across the Hutt River from Lower Hutt, Wellington region, New Zealand, named after a William Melling.


Allington

Allington (countable and uncountable, plural Allingtons)

* Kent, near Lenham: Recorded as Alnoitone in 1086 (DB), Eilnothinton in 1242, from Old English Æþelnōth (male personal name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“homestead”).
* Kent, near Maidstone: Recorded as Elentun in 1086 (DB), from Old English Ælla or Ælle (male personal names) + -ing (“belonging to”) tūn (“homestead”).
* Lincolnshire, and Wiltshire (east of Devizes): Recorded in 1086 (DB) as Adelingetone (Lincolnshire), Adelingtone (Wiltshire), from Old English æþeling (“prince”) + tūn (“farmstead”).
* Wiltshire, near Amesbury: From Middle English Aldintona (recorded 1178), from Old English Ealda (male personal name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“homestead”).
* Other places: (in Dorset, Hampshire, and near Chippenham, Wiltshire) of unknown origin.
* The surname is derived from any of the place names.

compound

A former civil parish (abolished 2024) and adjacent suburb of Bridport, Dorset (OS grid ref SY4693).


Rosedale

From either Old Norse personal name Rossi, genitive case Rossa, or from Old Norse hross (“horse”), genitive plural hrossa + dalr (“valley, dale”).


Johnsonville

A large suburb in northern Wellington, New Zealand.


Griffithstown

From Griffiths + town, after the name of its first stationmaster.

A suburb of Pontypool, Torfaen county borough, Wales.


Westbury-on-Trym

A suburb in the north of Bristol, England, named after the River Trym.


McKinnon

French: McKinnon

From Scottish Gaelic MhicFhionghain, from Fhionghain (“Fingon”).

A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of the city centre.


Richmond Hill

A suburb of the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3133).

A suburb of Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia.


Teddington

A suburb of the borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south-west Greater London, on the north side of the River Thames (but actually west of it).


Chesterton

en-proper noun

Chesterton (countable and uncountable, plural Chestertons)

A suburb of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL4660).

A suburb of Cirencester, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0100).

A northern suburb of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8349).


Knotty Ash

An eastern suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4091)


Dearborn Heights

A city in Wayne County, Michigan, United States, a suburb of Detroit.


Rosetta

A suburb of Hobart, in the City of Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia.