Sherrington

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Sherrington

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From the Old English personal name Sċīra, itself from sċīr (“bright, shining”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

proper noun Sherringtons

countable, uncountable A village and civil parish (without a council) in the Wylye Valley, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9639).
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{sherrington_2026,
  title = {Sherrington},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sherrington},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}