Pollington

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6119).

OriginOld English tūn →
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Meanings

proper nounPollington (countable and uncountable, plural Pollingtons)

plural Pollingtons

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6119).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
  2. EnglishPollington

From an unclear first element, perhaps related to Scots poffle (“piece of land”), + -ing + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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