Codrington

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proper noun

A hamlet in Dodington parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST726617).

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Meanings

proper nounCodrington (countable and uncountable, plural Codringtons)

plural Codringtons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Dodington parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST726617).
    2. countableuncountableA community in Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. countableuncountableA town on Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda.
    4. countableuncountableA locality in the Richmond Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
    5. countableuncountableA rural locality on Portland Bay, south-west Victoria, Australia.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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