Berrington

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proper noun

A small village in Kyloe parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0043).

OriginOld English burg →
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Meanings

proper nounBerrington (countable and uncountable, plural Berringtons)

plural Berringtons

  1. countableuncountableA small village in Kyloe parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0043).
  2. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5206).
  3. countableuncountableA small village in Tenbury parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO5667).
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishburg“fortified place, stronghold”
  2. EnglishBerrington

Perhaps from Old English burg (“fortified place, stronghold”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

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APA

Berrington. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Berrington

MLA

“Berrington.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Berrington. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Berrington,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Berrington.

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