Millington

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proper noun

A locality and former civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England, now mostly in Millington and Rostherne civil parish (OS grid ref SJ728847).

OriginOld English mylen →
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Meanings

proper nounMillington (countable and uncountable, plural Millingtons)

plural Millingtons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA locality and former civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England, now mostly in Millington and Rostherne civil parish (OS grid ref SJ728847).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE830517).
    3. countableuncountableA village in Middlesex County, Connecticut.
    4. countableuncountableA village in Kendall County, Illinois.
    5. countableuncountableA town in Kent County, Maryland.
    6. countableuncountableA township and village therein, in Tuscola County, Michigan.
    7. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Long Hill Township, Morris County, New Jersey.
    8. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon.
    9. countableuncountableA city in Shelby County, Tennessee.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmylen“mill”
  2. EnglishMillington

From Old English mylen (“mill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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