Groton.
A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9541).
Meaning & usage
A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9541).
A place in the United States: A town and city in New London County, Connecticut.
A place in the United States: A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
A place in the United States: A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
A place in the United States: A town and village in Tompkins County, New York.
A place in the United States: A city in Brown County, South Dakota.
A place in the United States: A town in Caledonia County, Vermont.
Where this word comes from
In Suffolk, recorded as Grotena in 1086 (DB), probably from Old English groten + ēa (“sandy or gravelly stream”). Places in the United States were directly or indirectly named after this village.
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