# Brereton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɹɪətən/ · frequency rank #51,584

## Definitions
1. A civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ777642).
2. A village in Brereton and Ravenhill parish, Cannock Chase district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK053164).
3. An unincorporated community in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.
4. A village in Saint Philip parish, Barbados.
5. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English brǣr (“briar”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/brereton