Yarnton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4712).

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Meanings

proper nounYarnton (countable and uncountable, plural Yarntons)

plural Yarntons · alternative Yarranton · alternative Yarrington

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4712).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

Recorded as Hardintone in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from the Old English personal name *Earda + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

Yarnton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yarnton

MLA

“Yarnton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yarnton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yarnton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yarnton.

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