Shillington

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1234).

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Meanings

proper nounShillington (countable and uncountable, plural Shillingtons)

plural Shillingtons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1234).
    2. countableuncountableA borough of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name *Scyttel + -ing + dūn (“hill”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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