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Merrington

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Merrington

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Recorded as Muridon in the XIII century, the village in Shropshire is named with Old English myrġe (“merry, pleasant”) + dūn (“hill”). The surname could also derive from Kirk Merrington, in County Durham.

proper noun Merringtons

  1. countable, uncountable A village in Pimhill parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4720).
  2. countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{merrington_2026,
  title = {Merrington},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/merrington},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}