English Explanatory Dictionary

Withington

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0315).
  2. A suburb in southern Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8492).
  3. A village and civil parish (served by Withington Group Parish Council) in Herefordshire, England, north-east of Hereford (OS grid ref SO5643).
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Withington Withingtons

Etymology

Two main origins: * The village in Gloucestershire is from the Old English personal name Widia + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The suburb of Manchester is from Old English wīþing (“willow copse”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Derived words

Lower Withington
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