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Kington

Kington proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in north-west Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO2956).

Proper noun

Kington (countable and uncountable, plural Kingtons)

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in north-west Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO2956).
  2. A village and civil parish (served by Kington and Dormston Parish Council) in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9856).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Kington

pluralKingtons

Origin of Kington

From Old English cyning (“king”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Kington

Questions about Kington

What does Kington mean?
Kington means a town and civil parish with a town council in north-west Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO2956).
What part of speech is Kington?
Kington is a proper noun.

Words near Kington in the dictionary

  1. Kingswinford
  2. Kingswood
  3. Kingswoods
  4. Kingtehchen
  5. Kingthorpe
  6. Kington
  7. Kington Langley
  8. Kington Magna
  9. Kington Rural
  10. Kington St Michael
  11. Kingtons

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