Adlington
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Adlington may refer to one of two places in England:
People with the surname Adlington:
- Adlington, CheshireAdlington, CheshireAdlington is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is known as Eduluintune in the Domesday Book. According to the 2001 census the civil parish had a population of 1,081 people across 401 households...
- Adlington, LancashireAdlington, LancashireAdlington is a town and civil parish in Lancashire, England, near the West Pennine Moors and the town of Chorley. Six miles northwest of Bolton, it became a separate parish in 1842 then grew into a town around the textile industry. It has a population of 5,270.-Toponymy:The last element 'ington'...
People with the surname Adlington:
- Rebecca AdlingtonRebecca AdlingtonRebecca "Becky" Adlington, OBE, is an English and British freestyle swimmer. She won two gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in the 400 m and 800 m, breaking the 19 year-old world record of Janet Evans in the 800 m final...
, a British swimmer - Terry AdlingtonTerry AdlingtonTerry Adlington was an English professional football goalkeeper. He began his career in England, but ended it in the United States with the North American Soccer League.-Football career:...
, a British soccer player - William AdlingtonWilliam AdlingtonWilliam Adlington was one among the host of translators that made the Elizabethan era the "golden age of translations". His Englishing of Apuleius' 2nd century CE novel Metamorphoses, better known by its English title The Golden Ass was its first appearance in English and has been steadily...
, British translator