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Slapton

Slapton proper noun: a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP9320).

Proper noun

Slapton

  1. A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP9320).
  2. A village and civil parish in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8245).
  3. A village and civil parish (without a council) in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP6446).

Origin of Slapton

From Old English slǣp (“slippery place”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Slapton

What does Slapton mean?
Slapton means a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP9320).
What part of speech is Slapton?
Slapton is a proper noun.

Words near Slapton in the dictionary

  1. slapstickiest
  2. slapstickish
  3. slapsticks
  4. slapsticky
  5. slapt
  6. Slapton
  7. slarmied
  8. slart
  9. slarted
  10. slarting
  11. slarts

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