Kirk Hammerton

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4655).

OriginMiddle English kyrke ← Old Norse kirkja →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4655).

Origin

  1. Old Norsekirkja
  2. Middle Englishkyrke
  3. EnglishKirk Hammerton

Recorded as Kyrkehamerton (1286), "Hammerton with the church", from Middle English kyrke and Old Norse kirkja + the Hamerton family.

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Kirk Hammerton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirk%20Hammerton

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“Kirk Hammerton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirk%20Hammerton. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kirk Hammerton,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirk%20Hammerton.

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