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Billington

Billington proper noun: a village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England; the parish was previously named Great Billington (OS grid ref SP9422).

Proper noun

Billington (countable and uncountable, plural Billingtons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England; the parish was previously named Great Billington (OS grid ref SP9422).
  2. A village in Billington and Langho parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7335).
  3. A hamlet in Bradley parish, Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8820).
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Billington

pluralBillingtons
alternative formBillinton

Origin of Billington

Two different origins: * The place in Bedfordshire is recorded in 1196 as Billendon, from the Old English personal name *Billa + -ing (“belonging to”) + dūn (“hill”). * The village in Lancashire is probably named with *billing (“sword-shaped, ridge-shaped”) (see bill) + dūn (“hill”).

Words formed from Billington

Phrases with Billington

Questions about Billington

What does Billington mean?
Billington means a village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England; the parish was previously named Great Billington (OS grid ref SP9422).
What part of speech is Billington?
Billington is a proper noun.

Words near Billington in the dictionary

  1. Billingsley
  2. billingsleyite
  3. Billingsleys
  4. Billingsly
  5. Billingslys
  6. Billington
  7. Billington and Langho
  8. Billingtons
  9. Billinson
  10. Billinsons
  11. Billinton

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