Hinton.
A suburb of Newcastle in the Port Stephens council area, New South Wales, Australia.
Meaning & usage
A suburb of Newcastle in the Port Stephens council area, New South Wales, Australia.
A town in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada.
A number of places in England: A civil parish in east Dorset, which includes Hinton Martell and Hinton Parva, and served by the Vale of Allen Parish Council Group.
A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO6803).
A number of places in England: A village in Dyrham and Hinton parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7376).
A number of places in England: A settlement in Bransgore parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, location of Hinton Admiral house and railway station (OS grid ref SZ2195).
A number of places in England: A hamlet in Peterchurch parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3338).
A number of places in England: A village in Woodford cum Membris parish, West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5352).
A number of places in England: A hamlet in Pontesbury parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4008).
A number of places in England: A hamlet in Mudford parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST5720).
A number of places in England: A rural locality in Blythburgh civil parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM4471 (approx.)).
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Nevada County, California.
A number of places in the United States: A small city in Plymouth County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Mecosta County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Boone County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Caddo County, Oklahoma.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Summers County, West Virginia.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From either Old English hēan, dative form of hēah (“high”), or hīwan (“household”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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