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Withington

Withington proper noun: a village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0315).

Proper noun

Withington (countable and uncountable, plural Withingtons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0315).
  2. A suburb in southern Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8492).
  3. A village and civil parish (served by Withington Group Parish Council) in Herefordshire, England, north-east of Hereford (OS grid ref SO5643).
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Withington

pluralWithingtons

Origin of Withington

Two main origins: * The village in Gloucestershire is from the Old English personal name Widia + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The suburb of Manchester is from Old English wīþing (“willow copse”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Withington

Questions about Withington

What does Withington mean?
Withington means a village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0315).
What part of speech is Withington?
Withington is a proper noun.

Words near Withington in the dictionary

  1. within-doors
  2. within-subjects
  3. withindoors
  4. withinforth
  5. withing
  6. Withington
  7. Withingtons
  8. withinness
  9. Withinshaw
  10. Withinshaws
  11. withinside

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