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Yarnton

Yarnton proper noun: a village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4712).

Proper noun

Yarnton (countable and uncountable, plural Yarntons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4712).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Yarnton

pluralYarntons
alternative formYarranton
alternative formYarrington

Origin of Yarnton

Recorded as Hardintone in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from the Old English personal name *Earda + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Yarnton

What does Yarnton mean?
Yarnton means a village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4712).
What part of speech is Yarnton?
Yarnton is a proper noun.

Words near Yarnton in the dictionary

  1. yarnstormed
  2. yarnstormer
  3. yarnstormers
  4. yarnstorming
  5. yarnstorms
  6. Yarnton
  7. Yarntons
  8. yarnut
  9. yarnuts
  10. yarnwindle
  11. yarnwindles

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