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Woolverton

Woolverton proper noun: a village in Tellisford parish, Mendip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7953).

Proper noun

Woolverton (countable and uncountable, plural Woolvertons)

  1. A village in Tellisford parish, Mendip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7953).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Woolverton

pluralWoolvertons

Origin of Woolverton

From the Old English personal name Wulfhere, which is composed of the elements wulf (“wolf”) and here (“army”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Woolverton

What does Woolverton mean?
Woolverton means a village in Tellisford parish, Mendip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7953).
What part of speech is Woolverton?
Woolverton is a proper noun.

Words near Woolverton in the dictionary

  1. Woolton pie
  2. Woolton pies
  3. woolulose
  4. Woolum
  5. Woolums
  6. Woolverton
  7. Woolvertons
  8. Woolwa
  9. woolward
  10. woolwasher
  11. woolwashers

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