Netherton

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛðətən/

Proper noun

Netherton (countable and uncountable, plural Nethertons)

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

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Netherton is the 14986^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1972 individuals. Netherton is most common among White (95.99%) individuals.

See also

• Nethertown