Lingwood

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proper noun

A village in Lingwood and Burlingham parish, Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG3608).

OriginOld Norse lyng ← Old English hlinc →
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Meanings

proper nounLingwood (countable and uncountable, plural Lingwoods)

plural Lingwoods

  1. countableuncountableA village in Lingwood and Burlingham parish, Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG3608).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhlinc“hill, slope, ridge, bank”
  2. Old Norselyng“heather”
  3. EnglishLingwood

From either Old Norse lyng (“heather”) or Old English hlinc (“hill, slope, ridge, bank”) + wudu (“wood”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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