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Kempton

Kempton proper noun: a village in Clunbury parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO359829).

Proper noun

Kempton (countable and uncountable, plural Kemptons)

  1. A village in Clunbury parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO359829).
  2. A village in Ford County, Illinois, United States.
  3. A town in Tipton County, Indiana, United States.
  4. A ghost town in Garrett County, Maryland, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States.
  6. A town in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  7. A village in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.
  8. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Kempton

pluralKemptons

Origin of Kempton

From the Old English personal name *Cempa, a byname from cempa (“soldier, warrior”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Kempton

Questions about Kempton

What does Kempton mean?
Kempton means a village in Clunbury parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO359829).
What part of speech is Kempton?
Kempton is a proper noun.

Words near Kempton in the dictionary

  1. Kempston Rural
  2. Kempstons
  3. kempt
  4. Kempten
  5. kemptide
  6. Kempton
  7. Kempton Park
  8. Kemptons
  9. kempty
  10. kempul
  11. kempuls

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