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Knighton

/ˈnaɪtən/

Knighton proper noun: a town and community in Powys, Wales, on the border with England; its railway station is across the River Teme in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO2872).

knighton: a town and community in Powys, Wales, on the border with England; its railway station is across the...
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Proper noun

Knighton (countable and uncountable, plural Knightons)

  1. A town and community in Powys, Wales, on the border with England; its railway station is across the River Teme in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO2872).
  2. A settlement in Wembury parish, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX5249).
  3. A hamlet in Beer Hackett parish, Dorset (OS grid ref ST6111).
  4. A hamlet in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ0497).
  5. A hamlet in Newchurch parish, on the Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5686). The K is usually pronounced to distinguish it from Niton.
  6. A suburb of Leicester, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK5901).
  7. A hamlet in Compton Beauchamp parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU2887).
  8. A hamlet in Stogursey parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST1944).
  9. A hamlet in Loggerheads parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme district, Staffordshire, on the Shropshire border (OS grid ref SJ7240).
  10. A hamlet in Ramsbury parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU2971).
  11. A hamlet in Inkberrow parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0356).
  12. (countable) A surname.

Forms of Knighton

pluralKnightons

Words formed from Knighton

Questions about Knighton

What does Knighton mean?
Knighton means a town and community in Powys, Wales, on the border with England; its railway station is across the River Teme in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO2872).
What part of speech is Knighton?
Knighton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Knighton?
Knighton is pronounced /ˈnaɪtən/.

Words near Knighton in the dictionary

  1. knightling
  2. knightlings
  3. knightly
  4. knightmare
  5. knightmares
  6. Knighton
  7. Knighton on Teme
  8. knightress
  9. knightresses
  10. knights
  11. Knights Bachelor

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