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Sancton

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Recorded as Sandtona in the Pipe rolls, the placename derives from Old English sand (“sand”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The first part of the name arose through popular association with Old English sanct (“saint”).

proper noun Sanctons

  1. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE901392).
  2. countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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"Sancton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sancton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Sancton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sancton

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"Sancton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sancton.

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@misc{sancton_2026,
  title = {Sancton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sancton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}