Sancton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE901392).

OriginOld English sand →
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Meanings

proper nounSancton (countable and uncountable, plural Sanctons)

plural Sanctons

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE901392).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsanct“saint”
  2. Old Englishsand“sand”
  3. EnglishSancton

Recorded as Sandtona in the Pipe rolls, the placename derives from Old English sand (“sand”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The first part of the name arose through popular association with Old English sanct (“saint”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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