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Knighton.

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name/ˈnaɪtən/
  1. A placename: A town and community in Powys, Wales, on the border with England; its railway station is across the River Teme in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO2872).

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  2. A placename: A number of places in England: A settlement in Wembury parish, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX5249).

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  3. A placename: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Beer Hackett parish, Dorset (OS grid ref ST6111).

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  4. A placename: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ0497).

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  5. A placename: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Newchurch parish, on the Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5686). The K is usually pronounced to distinguish it from Niton.

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  6. A placename: A number of places in England: A suburb of Leicester, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK5901).

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  7. A placename: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Compton Beauchamp parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU2887).

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  8. A placename: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Stogursey parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST1944).

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  9. A placename: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Loggerheads parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme district, Staffordshire, on the Shropshire border (OS grid ref SJ7240).

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  10. A placename: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Ramsbury parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU2971).

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  11. A placename: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Inkberrow parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0356).

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  12. A surname.

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