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Acland.

An estate in Landkey parish, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS594325).

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  1. An estate in Landkey parish, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS594325).

    countable · historical · uncountable
  2. A rural town and locality in Toowoomba Region. Queensland, Australia.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A surname from Old English.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Habitational surname from a minor place in Devon, from the Old English personal name Acca + lanu (“lane, street”). This surname, evidenced by its modern morphology, merged with a similar surname which itself instead came from Old English āc (“oak”) + land (“land”).

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