Deighton.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ3801).
A placename: A small village and civil parish in City of York district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE6244).
A placename: A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1619).
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From Old English dīċ (“ditch, trench, moat”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”); compare the doublet Ditton.
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