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Haydon

Haydon proper noun: a hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in north-west Dorset (OS grid ref ST6715).

Proper noun

Haydon (countable and uncountable, plural Haydons)

  1. A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in north-west Dorset (OS grid ref ST6715).
  2. A civil parish in southern Northumberland, see Haydon Bridge.
  3. A village in Radstock parish, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset (OS grid ref ST6853).
  4. A hamlet in Stoke St Mary parish, Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST2523).
  5. A suburb in Haydon Wick parish, Swindon borough, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1288).
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Haydon

pluralHaydons

Origin of Haydon

From either Old English hīeġ (“hay”) or ġehæġ (“enclosure”) + denu (“valley”).

Words formed from Haydon

Questions about Haydon

What does Haydon mean?
Haydon means a hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in north-west Dorset (OS grid ref ST6715).
What part of speech is Haydon?
Haydon is a proper noun.

Words near Haydon in the dictionary

  1. Hayden Peak
  2. Haydenville
  3. Haydn
  4. Haydnian
  5. Haydock
  6. Haydon
  7. Haydon Bridge
  8. Haydon Wick
  9. Haydons
  10. Haydostian
  11. Haydostians

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