Flockton

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proper noun

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2415).

OriginOld English flocc →
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Meanings

proper nounFlockton (countable and uncountable, plural Flocktons)

plural Flocktons

  1. countableuncountableA village in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2415).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishflocc“group, division, troop”
  2. EnglishFlockton

From Old English flocc (“group, division, troop”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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