Screveton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7343).

OriginOld English sċīrġerēfa →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7343).

Origin

  1. Old Englishsċīrġerēfa“sheriff, chief officer of a shire”
  2. EnglishScreveton

From Old English sċīrġerēfa (“sheriff, chief officer of a shire”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”); the initial Sc-, instead of Sh-, is due to Scandinavian influence.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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