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kirkton

kirkton is the alternative form of kirktown.

Meaning of kirktown

Noun

kirktown (plural kirktowns)

  1. (Scotland) A small town or village in the vicinity of a parish church.
    Synonyms:
    churchtown
  2. A glebe.

Proper noun capitalized: Kirkton

Kirkton

  1. A hamlet near Douglastown, Angus council area (OS grid ref NO4246).
  2. A small village in Dumfries and Galloway council area (OS grid ref NX9781).
  3. A suburb of Dundee, Dundee council area (OS grid ref NO3933).
  4. A small village in Fife council area (OS grid ref NO3625).
  5. A hamlet near Hawick, Scottish Borders council area (OS grid ref NT5413).
  6. A settlement near Aberfoyle, Stirling council area (OS grid ref NN5100).
  7. A suburb of Livingston, West Lothian council area (OS grid ref NT0366).
  8. A community in South Huron municipality, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.

Forms of kirkton

pluralkirktons

Origin of kirkton

By surface analysis, kirk + -ton.

From kirk + -ton.

Words formed from kirkton

Questions about kirkton

What does kirkton mean?
Kirkton means a hamlet near Douglastown, Angus council area (OS grid ref NO4246).
What is kirkton the alternative form of?
Kirkton is the alternative form of kirktown.
What part of speech is kirkton?
Kirkton is a proper noun.

Words near kirkton in the dictionary

  1. Kirkseys
  2. Kirkslop
  3. Kirkstall
  4. Kirkstead
  5. Kirksville
  6. kirkton
  7. Kirkton of Auchterhouse
  8. Kirkton of Cults
  9. Kirkton of Skene
  10. Kirkton of Tough
  11. kirktons

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kirkton (page history and authors); Kirkton (page history and authors); kirktown (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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