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Bilton
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Proper Noun
- 1 A placename:; A village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU225105). countable, uncountable
- 2 A placename:; A suburb of Rugby, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP484736). countable, uncountable
- 3 A placename:; A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA160330). countable, uncountable
- 4 A placename:; A suburb of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SP484736). countable, uncountable
- 5 A habitational surname from Old English. countable
Etymology
From an unattested Old English personal name *Billa + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). In the case of the place in Warwickshire, the first element is probably Old English beolone (“henbane”).
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