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Park in the United Kingdom
Abington Park, in the Abington district of Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, has lakes, aviaries, and a museum, as well as trees and grassy open
Abington_Park
Suburb in Northampton, England
now a garden) in Abington Park. The park was given to the town by the Wantage family in the 19th century. The area known as Abington became part of the
Abington,_Northamptonshire
Township in Pennsylvania, US
transportation centers were the forerunners of modern Abington. Abington contains the Willow Grove Park Mall, several small businesses, and a few of Montgomery
Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Abington_Township,_Montgomery_County,_Pennsylvania
Church in England
parish of Abington in Northamptonshire, England. It is dedicated to the apostles Peter and Paul. The church stands in the grounds of Abington Park, on the
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Abington
St_Peter_and_St_Paul's_Church,_Abington
County town of Northamptonshire, England
in which artists' studios are open to the public. Abington Park Museum is located in Abington Park. The museum building was donated with the parkland
Northampton
Area of Northampton, England
free space for games, picnics and summer fetes. The nearest large park is Abington Park, which is accessed via the notably long and straight Weston Way
Weston_Favell
English landowner and Member of Parliament
1674) of Abington Park, Northamptonshire was an English landowner and briefly a Member of Parliament. The eldest son of Baldwin Bernard of Abington, Northamptonshire
John Bernard (MP for Northampton)
John_Bernard_(MP_for_Northampton)
Municipal building in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
guildhall was an early 14th-century battlemented structure at the corner of Abington Street and Wood Hill; it was sold in 1864 and subsequently demolished.
Northampton_Guildhall
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Elkins Park is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is split between Cheltenham and Abington Townships in
Elkins_Park,_Pennsylvania
College of further education school in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Centre Weston Favell Shopping Centre Parks Abington Park Billing Aquadrome Hunsbury Hill The Racecourse Victoria Park Events Northampton Balloon Festival
Northampton_College
Public university in Abington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Penn State Abington is a commonwealth campus of the Pennsylvania State University located in Abington, Pennsylvania. The campus is set on 45 acres (180
Penn_State_Abington
Annual hot air balloon festival in Northampton, England
weekend, looking at balloons and visiting various trade stalls across the park. In 2001 the festival was joined with the Northampton Town Show (previously
Northampton_Balloon_Festival
Church in Northamptonshire, England
v t e Northampton Suburbs and villages Abington Billing Collingtree Collingtree Park Cotton End Dallington Duston East Hunsbury Far Cotton Great Houghton
Northampton_Cathedral
Town in Massachusetts, United States
Abington is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Boston. The population was 17,062 at the 2020 census
Abington,_Massachusetts
Area of Northampton, England
v t e Northampton Suburbs and villages Abington Billing Collingtree Collingtree Park Cotton End Dallington Duston East Hunsbury Far Cotton Great Houghton
Sixfields
Lift-testing tower and landmark in Northampton, England
Centre Weston Favell Shopping Centre Parks Abington Park Billing Aquadrome Hunsbury Hill The Racecourse Victoria Park Events Northampton Balloon Festival
National_Lift_Tower
English actress and broadcaster (born 1945)
appearing as Hermia in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Abington Park Museum, Northampton. She appeared in the same play four years later
Lesley_Joseph
Place in England
Queen's Park is a district of the town of Northampton, in the West Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England. Queen's
Queen's_Park,_Northampton
Live music venue in Lady's Lane, Northampton, England
v t e Northampton Suburbs and villages Abington Billing Collingtree Collingtree Park Cotton End Dallington Duston East Hunsbury Far Cotton Great Houghton
Roadmender_(nightclub)
Church in Northampton, England
v t e Northampton Suburbs and villages Abington Billing Collingtree Collingtree Park Cotton End Dallington Duston East Hunsbury Far Cotton Great Houghton
The Holy Sepulchre, Northampton
The_Holy_Sepulchre,_Northampton
Historic house museum in Northampton, England
moved to New Ways, a modernist house designed by Peter Behrens close to Abington Park; this house is also Grade II* listed. Between 1964 and 1993 the building
78_Derngate
Suburb of Northampton, England
area Duston benefits from its proximity to the Sixfields Leisure retail park, which includes a Cineworld cinema and the Sixfields Stadium – home to the
Duston
Former non-metropolitan district in England
Centre Weston Favell Shopping Centre Parks Abington Park Billing Aquadrome Hunsbury Hill The Racecourse Victoria Park Events Northampton Balloon Festival
Northampton_Borough_Council
Bus station which serves the town of Northampton in England
problems. Later, access to College Street was restricted and access to the Park Inn Hotel was altered. Similar incidents, though less severe, have occurred
North_Gate_bus_station
Norman castle in England
pottery fragments and an ironstone wall. Heritage poles were added to Castle Park in July 2025 to mark the location of the perimeter of Northampton Castle
Northampton_Castle
Village in Northamptonshire, England
v t e Northampton Suburbs and villages Abington Billing Collingtree Collingtree Park Cotton End Dallington Duston East Hunsbury Far Cotton Great Houghton
Hardingstone
District in England
Collingtree Park is a district in the Borough of Northampton in the East Midlands of England. Collingtree Park is located at the extreme south of the urban
Collingtree_Park
Granddaughter of William Shakespeare
home of Sir John and Lady Bernard is now a museum, Abington Park Museum, and the grounds are now a park in the town of Northampton. Shakespeare's life Halliwell-Phillipps
Elizabeth_Bernard_(1608–1670)
Museum in Northampton, England
Centre Weston Favell Shopping Centre Parks Abington Park Billing Aquadrome Hunsbury Hill The Racecourse Victoria Park Events Northampton Balloon Festival
Northampton Museum and Art Gallery
Northampton_Museum_and_Art_Gallery
Association football club in England
has experienced fan violence, most notably the April 1974 "Battle of Abington Park", when approximately 500 fans clashed before, during and after a derby
Peterborough_United_F.C.
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
from the Willow Grove Park Mall. The 19.4-acre park, which is owned by Abington Parks & Recreation, consists of basketball and tennis courts, a softball field
Crestmont,_Pennsylvania
Former bus station in Northampton, England
700 buses a day and included a complex brief of a bus station, with car park over, topped by a three-storey office block (Greyfriars House). The office
Greyfriars_bus_station
Shopping centre in Northampton, England
centre is linked to both the Market Square and Abington Street. It has its own multi-storey car park and was formerly connected to the Greyfriars bus
Grosvenor_Centre
Park in Northampton, England
drink at the last inn on the way to the Racecourse — the Bantam Cock on Abington Square. The last executions on the Racecourse took place on Friday, March
The_Racecourse,_Northampton
Village in Northamptonshire, England
male, 849 female, in 651 dwellings. This includes the area of Collingtree Park around Collingtree Golf Course north of the village which was formerly the
Collingtree
English Congregationalist leader, educator, and hymnwriter (1702–1751)
v t e Northampton Suburbs and villages Abington Billing Collingtree Collingtree Park Cotton End Dallington Duston East Hunsbury Far Cotton Great Houghton
Philip_Doddridge
British Army officer
at Putney Vale Crematorium. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Abington Park, Northampton, England. "Biographic Profile". VC & GC Association. 21
William_Boulter
Suburb in Northampton, England
present-day Kingsthorpe, as well as parts of Abington and Kingsley to the east, and parts of the Queen's Park and Semilong estates to the south. Some of
Kingsthorpe
Rugby union venue in Northampton, England
well as the Ritzy bar which previously stood where the current members car park lies. The stand holds 6,000 (est) people, and has 19 executive boxes. Originally
Franklin's_Gardens
Council initiative in Northampton, England
opened in January 2014. The building is on the site of a former open air car park and prior to that the Northampton St. John's Street railway station, part
Cultural_Quarter,_Northampton
Area of Northampton, England
junction 15 and is next to the large housing estates of Wootton Fields, Grange Park, Simpson Manor and East Hunsbury. Further urban expansion of Northampton
Wootton,_Northamptonshire
Suburb of Northampton in Northamptonshire, England
Dallington is one of the parishes included. Dallington Hall on Dallington Park Road is a Grade II* listed house built in 1720-30 for Sir Joseph Jekyll,
Dallington,_Northamptonshire
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
known as Brent Ditch, which runs between Abington Park and Dickman's Grove, and is most clearly seen in the park of Pampisford Hall. The Herald's Visitations
Pampisford
Two villages in Cambridgeshire, England
The Abingtons are a community in South Cambridgeshire consisting of two small villages: Little Abington and Great Abington, about 7 miles (11 km) south
The_Abingtons,_Cambridgeshire
Housing estate in Northampton, England
optician. The same site also has a health centre. In the car park of Hunsbury Hill Country Park there is now a small café called "The Drover's Return" named
West_Hunsbury
UK Parliament constituency (since 1974)
Northampton wards of Abington, Dallington, Kingsthorpe, Park, St David, and St George. 1983–2010: The Borough of Northampton wards of Abington, Boughton Green
Northampton_North
Human settlement in England
19 October 1917 at 10.45 pm German Zeppelins dropped bombs near Burghley Park then passed over Northampton dropping nine incendiary bombs over Kingsthorpe
St_James_End,_Northampton
Leisure complex in Northampton, England
v t e Northampton Suburbs and villages Abington Billing Collingtree Collingtree Park Cotton End Dallington Duston East Hunsbury Far Cotton Great Houghton
Sol_Northampton
British art collector and benefactor
published after his death. She is known for founding Wantage Hall and Abington Park. Her large art collection at Lockinge House, which included J. M. W
Harriet Loyd-Lindsay, Baroness Wantage
Harriet_Loyd-Lindsay,_Baroness_Wantage
Church in Northamptonshire, England
v t e Northampton Suburbs and villages Abington Billing Collingtree Collingtree Park Cotton End Dallington Duston East Hunsbury Far Cotton Great Houghton
All Saints' Church, Northampton
All_Saints'_Church,_Northampton
Area of Northampton, England
Collingtree Park Golf Course is in Windingbrooke Lane and accessible from Rowtree Road. East Hunsbury is also home to the Grangewood Park Residents Club
East_Hunsbury
United States historic place
Island Grove Park is a municipal park of the town of Abington, Massachusetts, United States. It consists of a 17-acre (6.9 ha) parcel of land whose principal
Island_Grove_Park
UK Parliament constituency (since 1974)
West and St. Crispin; East Hunsbury and Shelfleys; Nene Valley; Riverside Park; Sixfields. The constituency has undergone major changes, with those parts
Northampton_South
Vicar of Stratford-upon-Avon from 1662 to 1681
Hall, and of their daughter Elizabeth Barnard to Sir John Barnard of Abington Park. I have heard that Mr. Shakspeare was a natural wit, without any art
John_Ward_(vicar)
Shopping mall in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Willow Grove Park Mall is a three-story shopping mall located in the community of Willow Grove in Abington Township, Pennsylvania at the intersection
Willow_Grove_Park_Mall
Topics referred to by the same term
House in Gloucestershire The Oak Room, the early Tudor great hall of Abington Park Manor in Northampton The Oak Room, a 17th-century room in New River
Oak_Room
Hospital in Pennsylvania, U.S.
Jefferson Abington Hospital, part of Jefferson Health is located in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the northern suburbs of Philadelphia
Jefferson_Abington_Hospital
Stately home in Northampton, England
Goff, then County Architect. The present Delapré Abbey, standing in a fine park, has undergone so many alterations that it is not possible to give a connected
Delapré_Abbey
Civil parish in Northamptonshire, England
number of years been situated at Racecourse Park in the Town Centre, before moving back to the Racecourse Park in the Town Centre. There is a contrast of
Billing,_Northamptonshire
Shopping center in Northampton, England
Academy, two churches and a police station. There is also a small retail park at the rear of the centre. The centre's main attraction is the large Tesco
Weston_Favell_Shopping_Centre
English actress (born 1972)
Son Anne Kiln Theatre, London 2022 The Unfriend Debbie Minerva Theatre, Chichester 2023 Criterion Theatre 2024 When It Happens to You Tara Park Theatre
Amanda_Abbington
Area of Northampton, England
western edge. The A5076 ring road is the southern boundary and Delapré Abbey's park forms the eastern boundary up to the A45 road. From elections on and after
Far_Cotton
Theatre in Northampton
attended a free outdoor spectacular Crackers? by The World Famous at Delapre Park. Some 80,000 people enjoyed Made in Northampton productions (productions
Royal_&_Derngate
Township in Pennsylvania, US
North Abington Township is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Scranton
North Abington Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
North_Abington_Township,_Lackawanna_County,_Pennsylvania
English physicist and biologist (1916–2004)
(2 km) from his home so he could walk there and back, by Park Avenue South and Abington Park Crescent, but he more often went by bus or, later, by bicycle
Francis_Crick
District of Northampton, England
v t e Northampton Suburbs and villages Abington Billing Collingtree Collingtree Park Cotton End Dallington Duston East Hunsbury Far Cotton Great Houghton
Cotton_End,_Northampton
Museum dedicated to the history of a specific army regiment
Northumberland Hussars The Museum of the Northamptonshire Regiment is based at Abington Park The Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum (for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire
Regimental_museum
Railway station in Abington, Massachusetts
It serves as a park and ride stop for the towns of Abington, Rockland, and Hanover. The Old Colony Railroad opened through Abington in November 1845
Abington_station
Hill fort in Northamptonshire, England
of burrowing rabbits and damage from tree roots. It is now managed as a park by West Northamptonshire Council. Part of the route of the railway built
Hunsbury_Hill
Locality in United Kingdom
Centre Weston Favell Shopping Centre Parks Abington Park Billing Aquadrome Hunsbury Hill The Racecourse Victoria Park Events Northampton Balloon Festival
Round_Spinney
by architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, contemporary craft gallery Abington Park Museum Northampton Multiple Local history, costumes, leather, Northamptonshire
List of museums in Northamptonshire
List_of_museums_in_Northamptonshire
Historic house in Maryland
Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008. Donna Ware (1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Abington Farm" (PDF). Maryland
Abington_Farm
Motorway service area in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Abington services is a motorway service station near the village of Abington, Scotland. The service station is located next to the M74 motorway and is
Abington_services
Annual funfair in Northampton, England
held from 25 to 29 October with a large part of it held on a nearby car park. "Return of St Crispin’s fair a concern", Northampton Chronicle & Echo; accessed
St_Crispin_Street_Fair
United States historic place
The Abington Township High School was a complex of educational buildings at 1801 Susquehanna Road in Abington Township, Pennsylvania. The 5-acre (2.0 ha)
Abington_Township_High_School
Park in Pennsylvania, United States
Lorimer Park is a 230-acre (0.93 km2) public park in Abington Township, Pennsylvania. The park, a bequest from George Horace Lorimer (long-time editor-in-chief
Lorimer_Park
Military unit
September 1964. The Museum of the Northamptonshire Regiment is housed at Abington Park, Northampton. The following is a list of the battalions which the regiment
Northamptonshire_Regiment
Public school in the United States
Abington High School is a public high school co-located with middle and pre-kindergarten schools in Abington, Massachusetts, United States. It is located
Abington_High_School
Public high school in Pennsylvania, U.S.
holding a Thanksgiving Day football game against their cross-town rival, Abington Senior High School. The rivalry celebrated its 100th year in 2015. Cheltenham
Cheltenham_High_School
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Cheltenham Township and Abington Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It borders
Glenside,_Pennsylvania
British Army officer
Memorial Museum. "Uniform Buttons". Northampton Museum and Art Gallery / Abington Park Museum. West Northamptonshire Council. 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025
Cyprian Bridge (British Army officer)
Cyprian_Bridge_(British_Army_officer)
Historic house in Arkansas, United States
Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. "NRHP nomination for William Thomas Abington House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved
William_Thomas_Abington_House
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, U.S.
within Abington Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is home to a park that shares its name. Roychester Park is roughly
Roychester,_Pennsylvania
UK Parliament constituency (since 2010)
Cartwright family (with three members) lived in the stately home Aynhoe Park near Banbury. History of boundaries The seat was abolished in 1918 to form
South Northamptonshire (constituency)
South_Northamptonshire_(constituency)
Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1884–1915)
Codrington in 1969. His Victoria Cross is on loan to and displayed at the Abington Park Museum in Northampton, England, the regimental museum of the Northamptonshires
Anketell_Moutray_Read
English football club
youth football the club joined the Town League in 1950, playing at Abington Park. In 1960 the Old Northamptonians association invited the club to become
Northampton_ON_Chenecks_F.C.
Railway in Sutton Coldfield, England, 1907–1962
another site at Abington Park, Northampton. That circuit only lasted a few years before another location need to be found, being Sutton Park. After running
Sutton_Miniature_Railway
Sepulchre £100 Northampton railway station £200 Income Tax (pay £200) Abington Park £60 Community Chest (friends of Cynthia Spencer Hospice) National Lift
List of licensed and localized editions of Monopoly: Europe
List_of_licensed_and_localized_editions_of_Monopoly:_Europe
Saint Peter) 1294161 More images Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul Abington Park, Northampton Gate Pier 1820s 19 January 1952 SP7752961497 52°14′46″N
Grade II* listed buildings in Northampton
Grade_II*_listed_buildings_in_Northampton
English association football rivalry
are the violent confrontations between fans, famously the "Battle of Abington Park" in April 1974 when approximately 500 fans clashed before, during and
Nene_derby
State park in Massachusetts
Ames Nowell State Park is a 612-acre (248 ha) public recreation area located in Abington, Massachusetts, United States. The state park is managed by the
Ames_Nowell_State_Park
Annual event in Northampton, England
Abington Park were approved by the Borough Council as assembly points for the 1996 carnival scheduled for 23 June, with the Midsummer Meadow car park
Northampton_Carnival
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
place in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is mostly in Abington Township, and extends into Upper Dublin Township as of 2020. Originally
Roslyn,_Pennsylvania
Academy in England
after a notable location in Northamptonshire. Abington is named after Abington Park, a well-known public park with a museum and lake; Rockingham is named
Northampton_Academy
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
It is located in Abington Township and Upper Moreland Township. Willow Grove was once known for Willow Grove Park, an amusement park that was open from
Willow_Grove,_Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
address located in Lower Moreland Township, Upper Moreland Township and Abington Township all in Montgomery County, and in small sections of Upper Southampton
Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania
Huntingdon_Valley,_Pennsylvania
River in the United States of America
approximately 9.0 miles (14.5 km) long and flows through Scott Township, South Abington Township, and Scranton. The watershed of the creek has an area of 18.5
Leggetts_Creek
Township in Pennsylvania, US
to the west, North Abington Township to the north, the boroughs of Clarks Summit and Clarks Green to the south, and South Abington Township to the south
Waverly Township, Pennsylvania
Waverly_Township,_Pennsylvania
Cheyney University, Cheyney Lincoln University, near Oxford Penn State Abington, Abington Penn State Brandywine, Media Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey
List of colleges and universities in Philadelphia
List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Philadelphia
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
the Abington part of the CDP. Abington Middle School and Abington Senior High School are the secondary schools of the Abington district. Elkins Park Middle
McKinley, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
McKinley,_Montgomery_County,_Pennsylvania
ABINGTON PARK
ABINGTON PARK
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Devon)
English (chiefly Devon) : probably from a Middle English nickname, bab(e) ‘baby’, but possibly from the female personal name Babb(e), a pet form of Barbara (see Barbary), or the Old English personal name Babba, found in several place names, including Babbacombe in Devon and Babington in Somerset.Variant of German Bobb (see Bob).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Park 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places named in Old English as Eaddingtūn ‘settlement associated with Eadda’ or Æddingtūn ‘settlement associated with Æddi’. Places so named are found in Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Kent, and Greater London.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from Babington in Somerset or Great or Little Bavington in Northumberland, named with the Old English personal name Babba (see Babb) + the connective particle -ing- ‘associated with’, ‘named after’ + tūn ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Lipton in East Allington, Devon, which is probably named from Old English tūn ‘settlement’ with an uncertain first element.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Errington.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Brinton in Norfolk, named in Old English as Br̄ningtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with (-ing-) Br̄ni’ (a personal name based on Old English bryne ‘fire’, ‘flame’), or from any of various other places with names of the same origin, such as Brineton in Staffordshire, Brimpton in Berkshire, Brenton in Devon, Brington in Cambridgeshire or (Great and Little) Brington in Northamptonshire.William Brinton (1635–99) came from Staffordshire, England, to West Chester, PA, in 1684–85.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Alvingham in Lincolnshire, named in Old English as Aluingeham ‘homestead (Old English hÄm) of the family or followers of Ælf(a)’. Reaney also mentions a lost place called Allingham in Kent as a possible source; this is perhaps the same as one of the two places in Kent called Allington.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Lenton in Nottinghamshire, which is named from the river on which it stands, the Leen (see Leen) + Old English tūn ‘settlement’, ‘enclosure’. There is also a Lenton in Lincolnshire; however, up to the 18th century it was known as Lavington and probably therefore did not contribute to the surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps an altered spelling of Evington, habitational name from places so named in Gloucestershire and Leicestershire. The first is named with the Old English personal name Geofa + -ing- (denoting association) + tūn; the second with the Old English personal name Eafa + -ing- + tūn.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Parkin.Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish names.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Arrington, a place in Cambridgeshire, named from an Old English byname, Earn(a), meaning ‘eagle’ + -inga- ‘people or followers of’ + tūn ‘settlement’.English : variant of Harrington.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of three places called Arlington: in Devon, Gloucestershire, and East Sussex. Earlier forms of the place names show that each contains a different Old English personal name (respectively, Ælffrith, Ælfrēd, and Eorl(a)) + -ing-, denoting association with, + tūn ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : perhaps a variant of Warburton; otherwise a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly northern)
English (mainly northern) : patronymic from Parkin. This surname has been established in Ireland since the 17th century.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the various places so called, in Dorset, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, and Worcestershire. These are named from Old French cyne- ‘royal’ (replaced by Old English cyning ‘king’) + tūn ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a gamekeeper, from Middle English park ‘park’ + man ‘man’, ‘servant’, cognate with Parker.English : occupational name denoting the servant (Middle English man) of someone called Park (see Park 2).English : Elias Parkman settled at Dorchester, MA, in or before 1633. He was the ancestor of a wealthy and influential Boston family.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place called Farrington. There is one in Somerset, but the surname is associated mainly with Farington, Lancashire. Both are named from Old English fearn ‘fern’ + tūn ‘settlement’. The surname probably reached America also via Ireland, where it is recorded as early as the 14th century.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places named Ovington, most notably those in Durham and Northumberland, where the surname is most common. The one in Durham is named in Old English as ‘estate (tūn) associated with (-ing-) a man called Wulfa’; the one in Northumberland as ‘hill (dūn) of the followers of (-inga-) a man called Ofa’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Arrington.
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n.
A space occupied by the animals, wagons, pontoons, and materials of all kinds, as ammunition, ordnance stores, hospital stores, provisions, etc., when brought together; also, the objects themselves; as, a park of wagons; a park of artillery.
n.
A post (generally a pillar of iron) supporting a lamp or lantern for lighting a street, park, etc.
n.
A rustic house or apartment in a garden or park, to be used as a pleasure resort in summer.
n.
One who has the care, custody, or superintendence of anything; as, the keeper of a park, a pound, of sheep, of a gate, etc. ; the keeper of attached property; hence, one who saves from harm; a defender; a preserver.
n.
A piece of ground, in or near a city or town, inclosed and kept for ornament and recreation; as, Hyde Park in London; Central Park in New York.
v. t.
To bring together in a park, or compact body; as, to park the artillery, the wagons, etc.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Park
n.
Any intricate or involved inclosure; especially, an ornamental maze or inclosure in a park or garden.
n.
A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or security, solid and permanent inclosing fence, as around a field, a park, a town, etc., also, one of the upright inclosing parts of a building or a room.
imp. & p. p.
of Park
v. i.
To walk about; to ramble; to stroll; as, he perambulated in the park.
n.
Same as Parkesine.
v. t.
To inclose in a park, or as in a park.
n.
A place artificially arranged for keeping or raising living animals, as a park, a pond, an aquarium, a warren, etc.
n.
The keeper of a park.
n.
The keeper of a public park or forest; formerly, a sworn officer of a forest, appointed by the king's letters patent, whose business was to walk through the forest, recover beasts that had strayed beyond its limits, watch the deer, present trespasses to the next court held for the forest, etc.
n.
The office of the keeper of a forest or park.
n.
A single body or mass of building, contained within simple walls and a single roof, whether insulated, as in the park or garden of a larger edifice, or united with other parts, and forming an angle or central feature of a large pile.
n.
A plant of the genus Hypericum (H. Androsoemum), from which a healing ointment is prepared in Spain; -- called also parkleaves.