Wigton

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proper noun

A market town and civil parish in Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale district (OS grid ref NY255481).

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Meanings

proper nounWigton (countable and uncountable, plural Wigtons)

plural Wigtons

  1. countableuncountableA market town and civil parish in Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale district (OS grid ref NY255481).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name Wicga, a byname from wicga (“earwig”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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