Caddington

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0619).

Scrabble 15

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0619).

Origin

Recorded as Cadendone in the Domesday Book, the placename derives from the Old English personal name Cada + -ing (“belonging to”) + dūn (“hill, down”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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