Etymology

Quarrington

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Today it means: A suburban village in Sleaford parish, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0544). Full definition →

Old English cweorn
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  1. Old English · derived fromcweorn“quern”
  2. English todayQuarrington

Recorded as Corninctune in the Domesday Book, the name derives from Old English cweorn (“quern”) + -ing + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishcweorn all →

quernKerne Bridge

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