Addington
/ˈædɪŋtən/ · name
Meaning
- A village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP742286).
- A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
- A town near the city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
- A hamlet in Nether Kellet parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, divided into Higher Addington and Lower Addington (OS grid ref SD5268).
- A village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ639535).
- A village in the borough of Croydon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3764).
- A place in England:
- A northern suburb of Liskeard, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX2565).
Etymology / origin
Probably from the Old English personal names *Eadda or *Æddi + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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