Pendleton

English

Etymology

'The settlement beside Pendle', from Pendle + Old English tūn (“settlement”).

Proper noun

Pendleton

  1. A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7539). [1]
  2. A suburb of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8199).
  3. An English habitational surname from the places in England.
  4. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  5. A place in the United States:
    1. A town in Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana; named for founder Thomas Pendleton.
    2. A village in Warren County, Missouri; named for postmaster J. W. Pendleton.
    3. A town in Niagara County, New York; named for founder Sylvester Pendleton Clark.
    4. A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
    5. A city, the county seat of Umatilla County, Oregon.
    6. A town in Anderson County, South Carolina. [2]
    7. A census-designated place in Bell County, Texas.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Lancashire)
  2. ^ TopoZone: Pendleton, South Carolina

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