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Cherrington

Cherrington proper noun: a village in Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ664199).

Proper noun

Cherrington (countable and uncountable, plural Cherringtons)

  1. A village in Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ664199).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Cherrington

pluralCherringtons

Origin of Cherrington

From the Old English personal name Ceorra or from ġeċierring (“river turn”) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

Questions about Cherrington

What does Cherrington mean?
Cherrington means a village in Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ664199).
What part of speech is Cherrington?
Cherrington is a proper noun.

Words near Cherrington in the dictionary

  1. cherries
  2. cherries and berries
  3. cherries jubilee
  4. cherries on top
  5. cherriest
  6. Cherrington
  7. Cherringtons
  8. cherry
  9. cherry alder
  10. cherry angioma
  11. cherry angiomas

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