Knighton

K5N1I1G2H4T1O1N1
/ˈnaɪtən/

proper noun

A town and community in Powys, Wales, on the border with England; its railway station is across the River Teme in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO2872).

UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

proper nounKnighton (countable and uncountable, plural Knightons)

plural Knightons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA town and community in Powys, Wales, on the border with England; its railway station is across the River Teme in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO2872).
    2. countableuncountableA settlement in Wembury parish, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX5249).
    3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Beer Hackett parish, Dorset (OS grid ref ST6111).
    4. countableuncountableA hamlet in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ0497).
    5. countableuncountableA hamlet in Newchurch parish, on the Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5686). The K is usually pronounced to distinguish it from Niton.
    6. countableuncountableA suburb of Leicester, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK5901).
    7. countableuncountableA hamlet in Compton Beauchamp parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU2887).
    8. countableuncountableA hamlet in Stogursey parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST1944).
    9. countableuncountableA hamlet in Loggerheads parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme district, Staffordshire, on the Shropshire border (OS grid ref SJ7240).
    10. countableuncountableA hamlet in Ramsbury parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU2971).
    11. countableuncountableA hamlet in Inkberrow parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0356).
  2. countableA surname.
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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