Kington

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Kington

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From Old English cyning (“king”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

proper noun Kingtons

countable, uncountable A town and civil parish with a town council in north-west Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO2956).
countable, uncountable A village and civil parish (served by Kington and Dormston Parish Council) in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9856).
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{kington_2026,
  title = {Kington},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kington},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}