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Whittington

/ˈwɪtɪŋtən/

Whittington proper noun: a village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0120).

Proper noun

Whittington (countable and uncountable, plural Whittingtons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0120).
  2. A village and civil parish in City of Lancaster district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6076).
  3. A settlement in Northwold parish, King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TL7199).
  4. A civil parish north of Hexham, Northumberland.
  5. A village and civil parish in Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ3231).
  6. A village and civil parish (served by Whittington and Fisherwick Parish Council) in Lichfield district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK1608).
  7. A hamlet in Kinver parish, South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SO8582).
  8. A hamlet in Eccleshall parish, Stafford district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ7933).
  9. A hamlet in Grendon parish, North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2999).
  10. A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8752).
  11. A suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
  12. An unincorporated community in Ewing Township, Franklin County, Illinois, United States.
  13. A surname.
    • Dick Whittington, historic Lord Mayor of London.

Forms of Whittington

pluralWhittingtons

Words formed from Whittington

Phrases with Whittington

Questions about Whittington

What does Whittington mean?
Whittington means a village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0120).
What part of speech is Whittington?
Whittington is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Whittington?
Whittington is pronounced /ˈwɪtɪŋtən/.

Words near Whittington in the dictionary

  1. Whittier
  2. Whittiers
  3. Whittingdale
  4. Whittingham
  5. Whittinghams
  6. Whittington
  7. Whittingtonian
  8. Whittingtons
  9. whittle
  10. whittle away
  11. whittle down

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