Kilton Thorpe

proper noun

A hamlet in Lockwood parish, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ6917).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A hamlet in Lockwood parish, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ6917).

Origin

Originally owned by the same noble families as those who owned nearby Kilton Castle, one of whom was the de Kilton family it was named after. Thorpe comes from thorpe, an obsolete term for a village, now found only in place names.

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APA

Kilton Thorpe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kilton%20Thorpe

MLA

“Kilton Thorpe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kilton%20Thorpe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kilton Thorpe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kilton%20Thorpe.

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