Cramlington

C3R1A1M3L1I1N1G2T1O1N1

proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ2776).

OriginDanish kram →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ2776).

Origin

  1. Danishkram“tight, narrow”
  2. EnglishCramlington

From earlier kramelston, of North Germanic origin, from Danish kram (“tight, narrow”) + -ton (“town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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