Alderton
Proper noun
Meaning
A habitational surname from Old English.
A number of places in England:
A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0033).
A small village and civil parish (without a council) in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, formerly in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP7446).
A small village in Myddle, Broughton and Harmer Hill parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4923).
A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, formerly in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3441).
A village in Luckington parish, north-west Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8382).
A census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgExamples
Mr Alderton is a career diplomat who became Britain's ambassador to Morocco after a previous six-year stint as an aide at Clarence House between 2006 and 2012.
Mr Alderton joined the Foreign Office in 1986 and has taken up posts in Poland, Belgium, Singapore and France.
While Alderton reckons she is done with online dating, at least for now, she admits she would like to meet someone.