Crediton

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proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS8300).

OriginOld English Cridiantūn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS8300).

Origin

  1. Old EnglishCridiantūn
  2. EnglishCrediton

From Old English Cridiantūn, (recorded as Chritetona in the 1086 Domesday Book), farmstead or estate on the River Creedy, equivalent to Creedy + -ton.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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