Woolverton

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proper noun

A village in Tellisford parish, Mendip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7953).

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Meanings

proper nounWoolverton (countable and uncountable, plural Woolvertons)

plural Woolvertons

  1. countableuncountableA village in Tellisford parish, Mendip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7953).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name Wulfhere, which is composed of the elements wulf (“wolf”) and here (“army”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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