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Kilton Thorpe

Kilton Thorpe proper noun: a hamlet in Lockwood parish, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ6917).

kilton thorpe: a hamlet in Lockwood parish, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ6917)
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Proper noun

Kilton Thorpe

  1. A hamlet in Lockwood parish, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ6917).

Origin of Kilton Thorpe

Originally owned by the same noble families as those who owned nearby Kilton Castle, one of whom was the de Kilton family it was named after. Thorpe comes from thorpe, an obsolete term for a village, now found only in place names.

Questions about Kilton Thorpe

What does Kilton Thorpe mean?
Kilton Thorpe means a hamlet in Lockwood parish, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ6917).
What part of speech is Kilton Thorpe?
Kilton Thorpe is a proper noun.

Words near Kilton Thorpe in the dictionary

  1. kiltlike
  2. kiltmaker
  3. kiltmakers
  4. kiltmaking
  5. Kilton
  6. Kilton Thorpe
  7. Kiltoom
  8. kilts
  9. Kiltses
  10. kiltwise
  11. kilty

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