Bilton

B3I1L1T1O1N1

proper noun

A village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU225105).

OriginOld English beolone →
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Meanings

proper nounBilton (countable and uncountable, plural Biltons)

plural Biltons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU225105).
    2. countableuncountableA suburb of Rugby, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP484736).
    3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA160330).
    4. countableuncountableA northern suburb of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3057).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbeolone“henbane”
  2. EnglishBilton

From an unattested Old English personal name *Billa + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). In the case of the place in Warwickshire, the first element is probably Old English beolone (“henbane”).

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APA

Bilton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bilton

MLA

“Bilton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bilton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bilton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bilton.

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