Sherrington

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proper noun

A village and civil parish (without a council) in the Wylye Valley, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9639).

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Meanings

proper nounSherrington (countable and uncountable, plural Sherringtons)

plural Sherringtons

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish (without a council) in the Wylye Valley, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9639).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name Sċīra, itself from sċīr (“bright, shining”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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