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Newington

/ˈnjuːɪŋtən/

Newington proper noun: a neighbourhood of London in the borough of Southwark, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3279).

Proper noun

Newington

  1. A neighbourhood of London in the borough of Southwark, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3279).
  2. A village and civil parish in Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1837).
  3. A village and civil parish in Swale borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ8584).
  4. A suburb of Ramsgate, Thanet district, Kent (OS grid ref TR3666).
  5. A hamlet in Misson parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6694).
  6. A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU6096).
  7. A neighbourhood in Craven Arms, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO4283).
  8. A suburban area in the City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2672).
  9. A town in Hartford County, Connecticut.
    • An automated license plate reader is positioned between some trees at the entrance of Lowe's in Newington.2026 May 6, Jayne Chacko, “License plate readers now at Home Depot, Lowe's Home Improvement stores”, in NBC Connecticut, archived from the original on 07 May 2026
  10. A town in Screven County, Georgia.
  11. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
  12. A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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  1. A community in South Stormont township, Ontario, Canada.
  2. A suburb in the City of Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
  4. A town in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Origin of Newington

From Old English æt þǣm (“at the”) nīwan tūne (“new farm”).

Words formed from Newington

Questions about Newington

What does Newington mean?
Newington means a neighbourhood of London in the borough of Southwark, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3279).
What part of speech is Newington?
Newington is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Newington?
Newington is pronounced /ˈnjuːɪŋtən/ (UK).

Words near Newington in the dictionary

  1. newing
  2. newing up
  3. Newingham
  4. Newinghams
  5. newings
  6. Newington
  7. newish
  8. newishly
  9. newishness
  10. Newitt
  11. newjack

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