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Lenton.

A hamlet in Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0230).

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈlɛn.tən/
  1. A hamlet in Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0230).

    countable · uncountable
  2. A suburban area in the City of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, with Old Lenton in the west and New Lenton in the east (OS grid ref SK5539).

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

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

The placename in Nottingham comes from the River Leen + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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