Garton

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proper noun

A village in East Garton parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA2635).

OriginOld English gāra →
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Meanings

proper nounGarton (countable and uncountable, plural Gartons)

plural Gartons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village in East Garton parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA2635).
    2. countableuncountableA civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, which includes the village of Garton on the Wolds.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishgāra“triangular plot of land”
  2. EnglishGarton

From Old English gāra (“triangular plot of land”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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