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Hammerton

Hammerton proper noun: the villages of Green Hammerton and Kirk Hammerton in North Yorkshire, England.

Proper noun

Hammerton (countable and uncountable, plural Hammertons)

  1. The villages of Green Hammerton and Kirk Hammerton in North Yorkshire, England.
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Hammerton

pluralHammertons

Origin of Hammerton

Recorded as Hambretone in the Domesday Book, 1086. Perhaps from Old English hamor (“hammer-sedge”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

Phrases with Hammerton

Questions about Hammerton

What does Hammerton mean?
Hammerton means the villages of Green Hammerton and Kirk Hammerton in North Yorkshire, England.
What part of speech is Hammerton?
Hammerton is a proper noun.

Words near Hammerton in the dictionary

  1. Hammerstrom
  2. Hammerstroms
  3. hammertail
  4. hammertoe
  5. hammertoes
  6. Hammerton
  7. Hammertons
  8. Hammerwich
  9. hammerwise
  10. hammerwork
  11. hammerwort

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