Hinton

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A suburb of Newcastle in the Port Stephens council area, New South Wales, Australia. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A town in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A number of places in England:; A civil parish in east Dorset, which includes Hinton Martell and Hinton Parva, and served by the Vale of Allen Parish Council Group. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A number of places in England:; A village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO6803). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A number of places in England:; A village in Dyrham and Hinton parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7376). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A number of places in England:; A settlement in Bransgore parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, location of Hinton Admiral house and railway station (OS grid ref SZ2195). countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Peterchurch parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3338). countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A number of places in England:; A village in Woodford cum Membris parish, West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5352). countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Pontesbury parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4008). countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Mudford parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST5720). countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A number of places in England:; A rural locality in Blythburgh civil parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM4471 (approx.)). countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Nevada County, California. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Plymouth County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Mecosta County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Boone County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Caddo County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Summers County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

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"One day two impeccably dressed young men arrived at the home of Mary and Tom. Opening the door, Mary saw they were both wearing name tags identifying them as "Elders." Mary giggled; to her eyes, this designation seemed slightly ludicrous, as Elder Hinton was 19 and Elder Bauer was 18."

Etymology

From either Old English hēan, dative form of hēah (“high”), or hīwan (“household”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Related phrases

Broad HintonCherry HintonDyrham and HintonGreat HintonHinton AmpnerHinton BlewettHinton CharterhouseHinton DaubneyHinton MartellHinton ParvaHinton St GeorgeHinton St Mary

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