Yelverton

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proper noun

A village in Buckland Monachorum parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5267).

OriginMiddle English Elleford →
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Meanings

proper nounYelverton (countable and uncountable, plural Yelvertons)

plural Yelvertons

  1. countableuncountableA village in Buckland Monachorum parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5267).
  2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2902).
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Hardin County, Ohio, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA community in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.
  5. countableuncountableA locality in the City of Busselton, Western Australia.
  6. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Middle EnglishElleford
  2. EnglishYelverton

From Middle English Elleford, from Old English ellen + ford, attested as Elverton in 1765.

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APA

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

MLA

“Yelverton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yelverton. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yelverton,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yelverton.

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