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Bilton.

A placename:

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A placename: A village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU225105).

    countable · uncountable
  2. A placename: A suburb of Rugby, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP484736).

    countable · uncountable
  3. A placename: A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA160330).

    countable · uncountable
  4. A placename: A northern suburb of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3057).

    countable · uncountable
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

    countable
Where this word comes from

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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