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Hinton

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  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

Etymology

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

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