Abington
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Abington
- /ˈæb.ɪŋ.tən/ US
Where it comes from
From the Old English personal name Abba + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
proper noun Abingtons
- The villages and civil parishes of Great Abington and Little Abington in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, known as The Abingtons.
- A suburb of Northampton, West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Northampton borough (OS grid ref SP7861).
- A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9323).
- A civil parish and townland in County Limerick, Ireland.
- A civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland.
- A locality in the Uralla council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A village in the town of Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut.
- A township in Mercer County, Illinois.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Wayne County, Indiana.
- A town in Plymouth County, southeastern Massachusetts, south of Boston.
- A township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Talk about this word "Abington." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/abington. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Abington. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/abington "Abington." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/abington.Cite this
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