Illingworth

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proper noun

A suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0729).

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Meanings

proper nounIllingworth (countable and uncountable, plural Illingworths)

plural Illingworths

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0729).
    2. countableuncountableA locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name *Illa + -ing (“belonging to”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

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APA

Illingworth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Illingworth

MLA

“Illingworth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Illingworth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Illingworth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Illingworth.

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