Word info

Whittington

Proper noun

Meaning

A surname.

Any of several places in England:
A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0120).

A village and civil parish in City of Lancaster district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6076).

A civil parish north of Hexham, Northumberland.
Related terms: Great Whittington

A village and civil parish in Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ3231).

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Examples

A traditional rhyme associated with this tale is: :Turn again, Whittington, :Once Lord Mayor of London! Source: Internet

An Australian soldier, Private George "Dick" Whittington, is aided by Papuan orderly Raphael Oimbari, near Buna on 25 December 1942. Source: Internet

As the son of gentry Whittington was never very poor and there is no evidence that he kept a cat. Source: Internet

A long dispute with the Company of Brewers over standard prices and measures of ale was won by Whittington. Source: Internet

G.T. Whittington obtained a concession of convert from Vernet that he later exploited with the formation of the Falkland Islands Commercial Fishery and Agricultural Association. Source: Internet

Detectives determined that Chavez’s friend 19-year-old Blake Whittington drove the Mustang that matched the license plate of the car Chavez was in during the shooting. Source: Internet

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