English Explanatory Dictionary

Compton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Any of several placenames in England and the United States.
  2. A place in England:
  3. A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU5279).
  4. A suburban area in Ashbourne parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1846).
  5. A hamlet in Marldon parish, South Hams district, Devon, the location of Compton Castle (OS grid ref SX8664).
  6. A village in Compton and Shawford parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4625).
  7. A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey (OS grid ref SU9547).
  8. A suburban area in Farnham parish, Waverley borough, Surrey (OS grid ref SU8546).
  9. A suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO8898).
  10. A place in the United States:
  11. An unincorporated community in Newton County, Arkansas.
  12. A city in Los Angeles County, California.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒmp.tən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Compton.wav /ˈkɑmp.tən/

Word forms

Compton Cumpton

Etymology

From Old English Cumbtūn. Equivalent to combe (“valley”) + -ton (“town”).

Derived words

Clifton and Compton Compton and Shawford Compton Bassett Compton Beauchamp Compton Bishop Compton Dando Compton Dundon Compton Pauncefoot Compton wavelength Fenny Compton Little Compton Long Compton
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