# Billington

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #61,312

## Definitions
1. A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England; the parish was previously named Great Billington (OS grid ref SP9422).
2. A village in Billington and Langho parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7335).
3. A hamlet in Bradley parish, Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8820).
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
Two different origins:
* The place in Bedfordshire is recorded in 1196 as Billendon, from the Old English personal name *Billa + -ing (“belonging to”) + dūn (“hill”).
* The village in Lancashire is probably named with *billing (“sword-shaped, ridge-shaped”) (see bill) + dūn (“hill”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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