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Yelverton

Yelverton proper noun: a village in Buckland Monachorum parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5267).

Proper noun

Yelverton (countable and uncountable, plural Yelvertons)

  1. A village in Buckland Monachorum parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5267).
  2. A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2902).
  3. An unincorporated community in Hardin County, Ohio, United States.
  4. A community in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A locality in the City of Busselton, Western Australia.
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Yelverton

pluralYelvertons

Origin of Yelverton

From Middle English Elleford, from Old English ellen + ford, attested as Elverton in 1765.

Questions about Yelverton

What does Yelverton mean?
Yelverton means a village in Buckland Monachorum parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5267).
What part of speech is Yelverton?
Yelverton is a proper noun.

Words near Yelverton in the dictionary

  1. Yeltsinism
  2. Yeltsinite
  3. Yeltsinites
  4. yelve
  5. Yelvertoft
  6. Yelverton
  7. Yelvertons
  8. yelves
  9. Yelvington
  10. Yelvingtons
  11. yem

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