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Thorington

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From Old English þorn (“thorn”) + -ing + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), the same etymology of Thorrington.

proper noun Thoringtons

  1. countable, uncountable A small village and civil parish (served by Bramfield and Thorington parish council) in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM4174).
  2. countable, uncountable The spelling used for the former railway station at Thorrington, Essex.
  3. countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{thorington_2026,
  title = {Thorington},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thorington},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}