Etymology

Cramlington

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Today it means: A town and civil parish with a town council in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ2776). Full definition →

Danish kram
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  1. Danish · derived fromkram“tight, narrow”
  2. English todayCramlington

From earlier kramelston, of North Germanic origin, from Danish kram (“tight, narrow”) + -ton (“town”).

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