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Wroughton

Wroughton proper noun: a village and civil parish in Swindon district, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1480).

Proper noun

Wroughton (countable and uncountable, plural Wroughtons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Swindon district, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1480).
  2. A habitational surname.

Forms of Wroughton

pluralWroughtons

Origin of Wroughton

Perhaps from Old Norse hverfr (“shifty, changeable”), referring to a local river, + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Wroughton

What does Wroughton mean?
Wroughton means a village and civil parish in Swindon district, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1480).
What part of speech is Wroughton?
Wroughton is a proper noun.

Words near Wroughton in the dictionary

  1. wrought-iron
  2. wrought-up
  3. wroughten
  4. wroughtest
  5. wroughtiron
  6. Wroughton
  7. Wroughtons
  8. wrout
  9. wrouted
  10. wrouting
  11. wrouts

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