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Deighton

Deighton proper noun: a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ3801).

Proper noun

Deighton (countable and uncountable, plural Deightons)

  1. A small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ3801).
  2. A small village and civil parish in City of York district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE6244).
  3. A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1619).
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Deighton

pluralDeightons
alternative formDayton

Origin of Deighton

From Old English dīċ (“ditch, trench, moat”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”); compare the doublet Ditton.

Questions about Deighton

What does Deighton mean?
Deighton means a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ3801).
What part of speech is Deighton?
Deighton is a proper noun.

Words near Deighton in the dictionary

  1. deiform
  2. deiformity
  3. deify
  4. deifying
  5. Deighan
  6. Deighton
  7. Deightons
  8. deign
  9. deigned
  10. deignedst
  11. deignest

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