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Lenton

/ˈlɛn.tən/

Lenton proper noun: a hamlet in Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0230).

Proper noun

Lenton (countable and uncountable, plural Lentons)

  1. A hamlet in Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0230).
  2. A suburban area in the City of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, with Old Lenton in the west and New Lenton in the east (OS grid ref SK5539).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Lenton

pluralLentons

Origin of Lenton

The placename in Nottingham comes from the River Leen + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words that rhyme with Lenton

Questions about Lenton

What does Lenton mean?
Lenton means a hamlet in Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0230).
What part of speech is Lenton?
Lenton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lenton?
Lenton is pronounced /ˈlɛn.tən/.

Words near Lenton in the dictionary

  1. lentogenic
  2. lentogenicity
  3. lentogens
  4. lentoid
  5. lentoids
  6. Lenton
  7. Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby
  8. Lentons
  9. lentor
  10. lentors
  11. lentos

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