Pendleton

A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7539).

Proper noun

  1. A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7539).
  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.

    7. A census-designated place in Bell County, Texas.

Origin

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

Derived

Camp Pendleton North Pendleton County