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Tillingham

Tillingham proper noun: a village and civil parish (served by a village council) in Maldon district, Essex (OS grid ref TL9903).

Proper noun

Tillingham

  1. A village and civil parish (served by a village council) in Maldon district, Essex (OS grid ref TL9903).
  2. A minor river in East Sussex, England, which joins the River Brede at Rye.

Origin of Tillingham

"Homestead of the Tillingas, the people called after Tilla, or Tilli," from the Old English folk name *Tillingas, from the personal name Tilla or Tilli + the suffix -ingas (“relating to”).

Questions about Tillingham

What does Tillingham mean?
Tillingham means a village and civil parish (served by a village council) in Maldon district, Essex (OS grid ref TL9903).
What part of speech is Tillingham?
Tillingham is a proper noun.

Words near Tillingham in the dictionary

  1. tillie vallie
  2. tillies
  3. Tillietudlem
  4. Tilligerry Creek
  5. tilling
  6. Tillingham
  7. Tillinghast
  8. Tillinghasts
  9. tillings
  10. Tillington
  11. Tillis

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