Wroughton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Swindon district, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1480).

OriginOld Norse hverfr ← Old English tūn →
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Meanings

proper nounWroughton (countable and uncountable, plural Wroughtons)

plural Wroughtons

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Swindon district, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1480).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
  2. Old Norsehverfr“shifty, changeable”
  3. EnglishWroughton

Perhaps from Old Norse hverfr (“shifty, changeable”), referring to a local river, + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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