Bilton

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU225105). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A suburb of Rugby, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP484736). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename:; A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA160330). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename:; A suburb of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SP484736). countable, uncountable
  5. 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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