Kington

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proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in north-west Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO2956).

OriginOld English cyning →
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Meanings

proper nounKington (countable and uncountable, plural Kingtons)

plural Kingtons

  1. countableuncountableA town and civil parish with a town council in north-west Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO2956).
  2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish (served by Kington and Dormston Parish Council) in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9856).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcyning“king”
  2. EnglishKington

From Old English cyning (“king”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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