Kirton

//ˈkɜːtn̩// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village and civil parish in Boston borough, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3038). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A village in Nottinghamshire, England. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A village near Felixstowe in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2739). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Old English ċiriċe (“church”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Doublet of Cheriton. The alteration of /tʃ/ to /k/ is down to Old Norse influence.

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Kirton in Lindsey

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