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Watlington

Watlington proper noun: a village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF6110).

Proper noun

Watlington (countable and uncountable, plural Watlingtons)

  1. A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF6110).
  2. A market town and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU6894).
  3. A suburb of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Watlington

pluralWatlingtons
alternative formWadlington

Origin of Watlington

From an unattested Old English personal name + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Watlington

What does Watlington mean?
Watlington means a village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF6110).
What part of speech is Watlington?
Watlington is a proper noun.

Words near Watlington in the dictionary

  1. Watkiss
  2. Watley
  3. Watling
  4. Watling Street
  5. Watling Street thistle
  6. Watlington
  7. Watlingtons
  8. Watmore
  9. Watmough
  10. Watney
  11. Watneys

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