Etymology

Pollington

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6119). Full definition →

Old English tūn
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
  2. English todayPollington

From an unclear first element, perhaps related to Scots poffle (“piece of land”), + -ing + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishtūn all →

wellingtonClaytonWilmingtonbartonLutonWhartonfinkPendletonPembertonTunbridgeCrichtonBeltonTorringtonRoystonTunstallPinkertonLeytonFramptonLoftonNaughtonBlytonTarletonConistonOultonTurtonColstonCheritonLoxtonLentonSymington

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