# Thistleton

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A village and civil parish in Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK913180).
2. A hamlet in Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton parish, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD405773).
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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