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Name Elkington
Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Other Forms FormsThe village was described as Elkynton and other variants in 1377, I have also seen Eltington
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Meaning & History
According to Wikipedia Elkington is a deserted medieval village and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire in England. The villages name means "Elta's hill" or perhaps, less likely, "swan hill".A literal translation of the Saxon would be Elk's people's town or less literally Elk's estate