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Sherrington

Sherrington proper noun: a village and civil parish (without a council) in the Wylye Valley, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9639).

Proper noun

Sherrington (countable and uncountable, plural Sherringtons)

  1. A village and civil parish (without a council) in the Wylye Valley, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9639).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Sherrington

pluralSherringtons

Origin of Sherrington

From the Old English personal name Sċīra, itself from sċīr (“bright, shining”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

Questions about Sherrington

What does Sherrington mean?
Sherrington means a village and civil parish (without a council) in the Wylye Valley, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9639).
What part of speech is Sherrington?
Sherrington is a proper noun.

Words near Sherrington in the dictionary

  1. sherrifying
  2. Sherrill
  3. Sherrilyn
  4. Sherrilynn
  5. Sherrin
  6. Sherrington
  7. Sherringtons
  8. Sherrins
  9. sherris
  10. Sherrod
  11. Sherrods

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