Watlington

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF6110).

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Meanings

proper nounWatlington (countable and uncountable, plural Watlingtons)

plural Watlingtons · alternative Wadlington

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF6110).
    2. countableuncountableA market town and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU6894).
    3. countableuncountableA suburb of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From an unattested Old English personal name + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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