Sawdon

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/ˈsɔːdən/

proper noun

A small village in Brompton parish, (served by Brompton-by-Sawdon Parish Council) in Scarborough district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9484).

OriginOld English sealh →
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Meanings

proper nounSawdon (countable and uncountable, plural Sawdons)

plural Sawdons

  1. countableuncountableA small village in Brompton parish, (served by Brompton-by-Sawdon Parish Council) in Scarborough district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9484).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsealh“willow, sallow”
  2. EnglishSawdon

From Old English sealh (“willow, sallow”) + denu (“valley”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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