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Bainton

Bainton proper noun: a village and civil parish (served by Bainton and Ashton Parish Council) in the City of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TF0906).

Proper noun

Bainton (countable and uncountable, plural Baintons)

  1. A village and civil parish (served by Bainton and Ashton Parish Council) in the City of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TF0906).
  2. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9652).
  3. A hamlet in Stoke Lyne parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5827).
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Bainton

pluralBaintons

Origin of Bainton

Various origins: * The village in the East Riding of Yorkshire was recorded as Bagentone in the Domesday Book, suggesting a derivation from the Old English personal name Bǣga + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The hamlet in Oxfordshire was recorded as Baditone in the Domesday Book, suggesting a derivation from the Old English personal name Bada + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Bainton

What does Bainton mean?
Bainton means a village and civil parish (served by Bainton and Ashton Parish Council) in the City of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TF0906).
What part of speech is Bainton?
Bainton is a proper noun.

Words near Bainton in the dictionary

  1. bainly
  2. bains
  3. bains-marie
  4. Bainter
  5. Bainters
  6. Bainton
  7. Baintons
  8. baioc
  9. baiocchi
  10. baiocco
  11. baioccos

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