Coddington

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proper noun

A small settlement and civil parish (served by Coddington and District Parish Council) in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4555).

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Meanings

proper nounCoddington (countable and uncountable, plural Coddingtons)

plural Coddingtons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA small settlement and civil parish (served by Coddington and District Parish Council) in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4555).
    2. countableuncountableA locality in Crich parish, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3354).
    3. countableuncountableA hamlet and civil parish (served by Bosbury and Coddington Parish Council) in east Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO7142).
    4. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK8354).
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in the town of Buena Vista, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name Cotta + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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