Congleton

A town and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ854628).

Proper noun

  1. A town and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ854628).
  2. A former borough in Cheshire, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into Cheshire East.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From Old English cung (“mound”) + hyll (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Forms

Congletons