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Thorington

Thorington proper noun: a small village and civil parish (served by Bramfield and Thorington parish council) in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM4174).

Proper noun

Thorington (countable and uncountable, plural Thoringtons)

  1. A small village and civil parish (served by Bramfield and Thorington parish council) in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM4174).
  2. The spelling used for the former railway station at Thorrington, Essex.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Thorington

pluralThoringtons

Origin of Thorington

From Old English þorn (“thorn”) + -ing + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), the same etymology of Thorrington.

Questions about Thorington

What does Thorington mean?
Thorington means a small village and civil parish (served by Bramfield and Thorington parish council) in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM4174).
What part of speech is Thorington?
Thorington is a proper noun.

Words near Thorington in the dictionary

  1. thoriating
  2. thoric
  3. thoriferous
  4. thorikosite
  5. thorin
  6. Thorington
  7. Thoringtons
  8. thorinum
  9. thorite
  10. thorites
  11. thorium

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