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Caddington

Caddington proper noun: a village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0619).

Proper noun

Caddington

  1. A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0619).

Origin of Caddington

Recorded as Cadendone in the Domesday Book, the placename derives from the Old English personal name Cada + -ing (“belonging to”) + dūn (“hill, down”).

Questions about Caddington

What does Caddington mean?
Caddington means a village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0619).
What part of speech is Caddington?
Caddington is a proper noun.

Words near Caddington in the dictionary

  1. caddieless
  2. caddielike
  3. caddiemaster
  4. caddiemasters
  5. caddies
  6. Caddington
  7. caddis
  8. caddis flies
  9. caddis fly
  10. caddis worm
  11. caddis worms

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