Whittington

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/ˈwɪtɪŋtən//ˈʍ-/

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0120).

Less commonScrabble 18

Meanings

proper nounWhittington (countable and uncountable, plural Whittingtons)

plural Whittingtons

  1. Any of several places in England:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0120).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in City of Lancaster district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6076).
    3. countableuncountableA settlement in Northwold parish, King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TL7199).
    4. countableuncountableA civil parish north of Hexham, Northumberland.
    5. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ3231).
    6. countableuncountableA village and civil parish (served by Whittington and Fisherwick Parish Council) in Lichfield district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK1608).
    7. countableuncountableA hamlet in Kinver parish, South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SO8582).
    8. countableuncountableA hamlet in Eccleshall parish, Stafford district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ7933).
    9. countableuncountableA hamlet in Grendon parish, North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2999).
    10. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8752).
  2. countableuncountableA suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
  3. countableuncountableA surname.

    Dick Whittington, historic Lord Mayor of London.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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