English Explanatory Dictionary

Berrington

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A small village in Kyloe parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0043).
  2. A small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5206).
  3. A small village in Tenbury parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO5667).
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Berrington Berringtons

Etymology

Perhaps from Old English burg (“fortified place, stronghold”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

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