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Clopton

Clopton proper noun: a deserted medieval village in Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL303487).

Proper noun

Clopton (countable and uncountable, plural Cloptons)

  1. A deserted medieval village in Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL303487).
  2. A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref TL0680).
  3. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM224815).
  4. A census-designated place in Dale County, Alabama, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Richmond County, Virginia, United States.
  7. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Clopton

pluralCloptons
alternative formClapperton

Origin of Clopton

From Middle English Clopton, from Old English *clopp (“rock, hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Clopton

What does Clopton mean?
Clopton means a deserted medieval village in Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL303487).
What part of speech is Clopton?
Clopton is a proper noun.

Words near Clopton in the dictionary

  1. clopradone
  2. cloprednol
  3. cloprostenol
  4. cloprothiazole
  5. clops
  6. Clopton
  7. Cloptons
  8. clopyralid
  9. cloque
  10. cloques
  11. Cloquet

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