Widdrington

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proper noun

A village in Widdrington Village parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ2595).

Scrabble 17

Meanings

proper nounWiddrington (countable and uncountable, plural Widdringtons)

plural Widdringtons

  1. countableuncountableA village in Widdrington Village parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ2595).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

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

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Widdrington. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Widdrington

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