Etymology

Torrington

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Today it means: A locality in the Glen Innes Severn council area and the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Full definition →

Old English tūn
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The story

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

From Torridge (“a river in Devon”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishtūn all →

wellingtonClaytonWilmingtonbartonLutonWhartonfinkPendletonPembertonTunbridgeCrichtonBeltonRoystonTunstallPinkertonLeytonFramptonLoftonNaughtonBlytonTarletonConistonOultonTurtonColstonCheritonLoxtonLentonSymingtonOrmiston

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