Thorington

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proper noun

A small village and civil parish (served by Bramfield and Thorington parish council) in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM4174).

OriginOld English þorn →
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Meanings

proper nounThorington (countable and uncountable, plural Thoringtons)

plural Thoringtons

  1. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish (served by Bramfield and Thorington parish council) in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM4174).
  2. countableuncountableThe spelling used for the former railway station at Thorrington, Essex.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishþorn“thorn”
  2. EnglishThorington

From Old English þorn (“thorn”) + -ing + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), the same etymology of Thorrington.

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

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Chicago

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