English Explanatory Dictionary

Walkhampton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish (served by Burrator Parish Council) in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5369).

Word forms

Walkhampton

Etymology

From Old English wealca (“roller, wave, billow”), in reference to the River Walkham, + an unclear element + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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