Monkton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST186710).

OriginOld English munuc →
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Meanings

proper nounMonkton (countable and uncountable, plural Monktons)

plural Monktons

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST186710).
  2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Thanet district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR286649).
  3. countableuncountableA suburb of Hebburn, Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3263).
  4. countableuncountableA village in Monkton and Prestwick parish, South Ayrshire, Scotland (OS grid ref NS356842).
  5. countableuncountableA village in Pembroke community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM973015).
  6. countableuncountableA locality in St Donats community and Wick community, Vale of Glamorgan borough, Wales, divided into East, West, and Lower Monkton (OS grid ref SS9271).
  7. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States.
  8. countableuncountableA town in Addison County, Vermont, United States.
  9. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmunuc“monk”
  2. EnglishMonkton

From Old English munuc (“monk”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Monkton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monkton

MLA

“Monkton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monkton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Monkton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monkton.

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