Slapton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP9320).

OriginOld English slǣp →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP9320).
  2. A village and civil parish in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8245).
  3. A village and civil parish (without a council) in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP6446).

Origin

  1. Old Englishslǣp“slippery place”
  2. EnglishSlapton

From Old English slǣp (“slippery place”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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