Meanings
proper noun
- A village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1444).
Origin
From the Old English personal name Heca + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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APA
Heckington. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heckington
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“Heckington.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heckington. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Heckington,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heckington.
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