Wheatcroft

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proper noun

A hamlet in Crich parish, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3457).

OriginOld English hwǣte →
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Meanings

proper nounWheatcroft (countable and uncountable, plural Wheatcrofts)

plural Wheatcrofts

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Crich parish, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3457).
    2. countableuncountableA city in Webster County, Kentucky, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhwǣte“wheat”
  2. EnglishWheatcroft

From Old English hwǣte (“wheat”) + croft (“enclosed field”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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