Leighton

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Leighton

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Various place names in England, Old English leac (“leek”) + tun (“settlement”), also in the sense of a herb garden. ^[1]

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈleɪtən/
• Homophone: Leyton

Leighton

1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
3. A number of places in the United Kingdom:
   1. A civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England, which includes Leighton Bromswold. ^[2]
   2. A civil parish (served by Leighton, Minshull Vernon and Woolstanwood Parish Council) in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England. ^[3]
   3. A hamlet in Healey parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district (OS grid ref SE1679).
   4. A village in Leighton and Eaton Constantine parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6105).
   5. A hamlet in Wanstrow parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7043). ^[4]
   6. A small village in Forden with Leighton and Trelystan community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2405).
4. A place in the United States:
   1. A town in Colbert County, Alabama.
   2. A minor city in Mahaska County, Iowa.
   3. Leighton Township, a township in Allegan County, Michigan.
5. A coastal area in North Fremantle, City of Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia

More common as a feminine name in the United States. But in the UK it is more masculine.

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