Frampton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in west Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY6295).

OriginOld English tūn →
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Meanings

proper nounFrampton (countable and uncountable, plural Framptons)

plural Framptons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in west Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY6295).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Boston borough, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3239).
    3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Llantwit Major community, Vale of Glamorgan borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9769).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
  2. EnglishFrampton

From the name of the River Frome + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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