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Village and civil parish in Devon, England
Slapton is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. It is located near the A379 road between Kingsbridge and Dartmouth
Slapton,_Devon
D-Day rehearsal in 1944
rehearsals for the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Held in April 1944 on Slapton Sands in Devon, it proved fraught with difficulties. Coordination and communication
Exercise_Tiger
Topics referred to by the same term
Slapton may refer to the following places in the United Kingdom: Slapton, Buckinghamshire, a village and civil parish Slapton, Devon, a village and civil
Slapton
2005 British children's novel
published in Great Britain by HarperCollins in 2005. The novel is set in Slapton, Devon during World War II, and is partly based on Exercise Tiger, the true
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips
The_Amazing_Story_of_Adolphus_Tips
practice runs for D-Day at Slapton Sands in Devon. The play begins before the United States Army arrives, with Lily living in Slapton with her grandfather,
946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips
946:_The_Amazing_Story_of_Adolphus_Tips
Village in Devon, England
from Kingsbridge and about ten miles (16 km) from Totnes. The coast at Slapton Sands is about five miles (8 km) to the south-east. Also in the parish
East_Allington
Lake on the south coast of Devon, England
Slapton Ley is a lake on the south coast of Devon, England, separated from Start Bay by a shingle beach, known as Slapton Sands. Slapton Ley is the largest
Slapton_Ley
Town in Devon, England
Dartmouth (/ˈdɑːrtməθ/) is a town and civil parish in the English county of Devon. It is a tourist destination set on the western bank of the estuary of the
Dartmouth,_Devon
County of England
responsible for over 200 Devon Sites of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserves, such as Slapton Ley. The Devon Bat Group was founded in
Devon
English landscape architect
Whitehall, London Whitley Beaumont, West Yorkshire Widdicombe Park, near Slapton, Devon Wimbledon House, South West London Wimbledon Park, South West London
Capability_Brown
British actor (1903–1962)
Christina (born 1955). Hugh Sinclair died on December 29th, 1962 in Slapton, Devon, where he was on holiday with his family. His death was announced on
Hugh_Sinclair_(actor)
Russian-born English novelist, poet, historian and musician
continued to be reprinted for years afterwards. Whishaw died at his home in Slapton, Devon on 8 July 1934. Loves of the Flowers (1878) Out of Doors in Tsarland:
Fred_Whishaw
Iron Age hill fort in Devon, England
Slapton Castle is an Iron Age hill fort situated close to Slapton in Devon, England. The fort is on a promontory on the eastern side of a hilltop at approximately
Slapton_Castle
Village in south Devon, England
the South Hams district of south Devon in England. It stands at grid reference SX822420 at the southern end of Slapton Sands, a narrow strip of land and
Torcross
English organic chemist (1889-1983)
1889 – 2 March 1983) was a British organic chemist. He was born in Slapton, Devon, the eldest son of farmer George and Blanche Ellen (née Hyne) Clemo
George_Roger_Clemo
North Huish 43 Rattery 43 Ringmore 20 Salcombe (town) 31 Shaugh Prior 30 Slapton 20 South Brent 43 South Huish 20 South Milton 20 South Pool 20 Sparkwell
List of civil parishes in Devon
List_of_civil_parishes_in_Devon
Area of the English Channel
D-Day invasion of France in 1944, using the beach called Slapton Sands near Slapton, Devon as the practice landing zone. The operation was intercepted
Lyme_Bay
Market town in the South Hams district of Devon, England
Kingsbridge is a market town in the South Hams district of Devon, England, with a population of 6,116 at the 2011 census. Two electoral wards bear the
Kingsbridge
(new town) Shirwell Shobrooke Shute Sidbury Sidford Sidmouth Silverton Slapton Sourton South Brent South Knighton Southleigh South Hele South Huish South
List_of_places_in_Devon
Scarborough. Following the death of his wife in 1983 he retired to Slapton, Devon to be near his daughter. Fancy published two books about his experiences
John_Fancy
Protected area in UK
Newton Ferrers, Battisborough Cross, Salcombe on the Kingsbridge Estuary, Slapton, Wembury, and Dartmouth and Kingswear on either side of the River Dart
South Devon National Landscape
South_Devon_National_Landscape
Devon is a county in south west England, bordering Cornwall to the west with Dorset and Somerset to the east. There is evidence of occupation of the county
History_of_Devon
Village in Devon, England
freshwater lake known as Widdecombe Ley, smaller but similar in ecology to Slapton Ley about a 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) to the north. Keith Richards' family regularly
Beesands
Road in Devon, England
and, in one case, a cable ferry. Parts of the stretch of road between Slapton and Torcross were destroyed by Storm Chandra in February 2026 after flood
A379_road
(a full-scale rehearsal for the Normandy landings) in Start Bay off the Devon coast, is attacked by E-boats, resulting in the deaths of 749 American servicemen
1944_in_the_United_Kingdom
Long-distance footpath in England
through Start Bay along a 3-mile (5 km) shingle causeway between Slapton Sands and the Slapton Ley freshwater lake and nature reserve before entering the estuary
South_West_Coast_Path
Local government district in Devon, England
South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty], running from near the fishing port of Brixham through Churston, Kingswear, Dartmouth, Slapton Sands,
South_Hams
Zoo in Devon, England
work. Whitley's estate, which included the zoo and several Devon nature reserves such as Slapton Ley, was bequeathed to his associate Philip Michelmore.
Paignton_Zoo
Arms of English families from Devon
Chudleigh, Acland of Killerton and Broadclyst, Wrey of Tawstock. A few ancient Devon estates are still owned by descendants via female lines, for example Castle
Devon_heraldry
"Devon Bird Watching & Preservation Society – Slapton Ley". The Field Studies Council. Retrieved 24 March 2009. "Biodiversity Partnership". Devon County
Devon_Birds
ashore and wrecked at Slapton, Devon with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Plymouth, Devon. Mary United Kingdom
List of shipwrecks in December 1820
List_of_shipwrecks_in_December_1820
Military unit
Overlord. In May, after the Slapton Sands Disaster (Operation Tiger), 176th HAA Rgt was temporarily deployed to Slapton, Devon, to cover further US Army
39th_Anti-Aircraft_Brigade
Town in Devon, England
Salcombe is a resort town in the South Hams district of Devon, in south west England. The town is close to the mouth of the Kingsbridge Estuary, mostly
Salcombe
Village in Devon, England
Naturist / Nudist Beaches in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland - Slapton Sands - South Devon". Saturday Walkers' Club. Retrieved 31 August 2015. "Relationships
Strete
Cornwall Paignton, Devon Perranporth, Cornwall Porthcurno, Cornwall Saunton Sands, Devon Scarborough, North Yorkshire Slapton Sands, Devon Southend-on-Sea
List of beaches in the United Kingdom
List_of_beaches_in_the_United_Kingdom
Ancient administrative unit of Devon, England
Sherford, Slapton, South Pool, Stoke Fleming, Stokenham, and Totnes. List of hundreds of England and Wales - Devon "THE HUNDREDS OF DEVON". GENUKI. Retrieved
Coleridge_Hundred
Bay in Devon, England
Point. Along it, from south to north, are Hallsands, Beesands, Torcross, Slapton Sands, Strete, Blackpool Sands and Stoke Fleming. The South West Coast
Start_Bay
Historic estate in Devon, England
Exeter, and Elizabeth Meredith (d.1659), a daughter of Thomas Meredith of Slapton. The Bennett family at that time resided at nearby Whiteway. On the opposite
Hams,_Chudleigh
Red River (MS) River Cober (MS) Dawlish Water (MS) Gara River (enters Slapton Ley) Helford catchment Helford River (MS) Ponsontuel Creek (R) Frenchman's
List_of_rivers_of_England
Region of England
December 2009. Slapton Line: Slapton Monument Rededication Archived 31 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Devon County Council – Devon.gov.uk – Updated
South_West_England
Topics referred to by the same term
region of New South Wales, Australia A small river that flows into Slapton Ley in Devon, England This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
Gara_River
Description Antilope Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Slapton, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Gothenburg
List_of_shipwrecks_in_1786
Practice Area WW2 - Column" IWM. Retrieved 28 March 2024. "Memorial at Slapton Sands" Heritage Gateway. Retrieved 28 March 2024. "The Armada Dial" Art
List_of_public_art_in_Devon
52°N 01.01°W / 54.52; -01.01 NZ6415 Slapton Devon 50°17′N 3°39′W / 50.29°N 03.65°W / 50.29; -03.65 SX8245 Slapton Northamptonshire 52°06′N 1°04′W /
List of United Kingdom locations: Si-Sm
List_of_United_Kingdom_locations:_Si-Sm
Village in Devon, England
Christow is a village and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England. It is located 12 miles (19 km) south-west of Exeter, in the Teign
Christow
British zookeeper (1886–1955)
Blue'". Royal Horticultural Society. "Slapton Sands". South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. "Slapton Ley – a wildlife wonder". BBC News. 4 February
Herbert_Whitley
This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Devon, England, United Kingdom. Natural England formerly English Nature is responsible
List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Devon
List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Devon
Hamlet in Devon, England
for the D-Day landings ("Exercise Tiger") could be carried out, using Slapton Sands. Properties on the east side of the A381 were evacuated, whereas
The_Mounts
Former Cluniac monastery in England
appears to have been slate from south Devon with matches to materials obtained from sites near Modbury and Slapton Sands. In May, 2019 Kent Archaeological
Faversham_Abbey
Species of millipede
specimens found at Slapton Ley, Devon, in 1983 and further specimens collected in 1992. All known sightings have been in south Devon. It is the only millipede
Anthogona_britannica
Season of television series
father in law in a slightly incestuous matter. The story is based on the Slapton Sands disaster and how it was covered up. The preparations for the celebration
Foyle's_War_series_5
British drama by Michael Winner
(now demolished), and Torquay seafront. Dartmouth, the Dartmouth ferry, Slapton Sands, and Hallsands also featured. Julie Christie was intended to be in
The_System_(1964_film)
Harbour defence motor launch of the Royal Navy
in May 1944, which consisted of practise amphibious landings at Slapton Sands, Devon. She later served at D-Day as a Navigation Leader, marking German
HMS_Medusa_(A353)
Dawlish Warren Dendles Wood Dunsdon Farm East Dartmoor Woods and Heaths Slapton Ley Wistman's Wood Arne Reedbeds Durlston Hambledon Hill Hartland Moor
List of national nature reserves in England
List_of_national_nature_reserves_in_England
Prefabricated airfield surface
Rolls of Sommerfield tracking can be seen in the foreground during a landing exercise at Slapton Sands, Devon, England, April 1944.
Sommerfeld_tracking
English charitable organization
Primley, Paignton in Devon in the 1920s. Wild Planet Trust also owns runs several local nature reserves in Devon, including Slapton Ley. Since 2003 it has
Wild_Planet_Trust
English admiral and peer
Also in 1350, he was given free warren over his lands at Torbryan and Slapton. On 1 March 1356 he was appointed Admiral of the West, a post he held till
Guy_Bryan,_1st_Baron_Bryan
Protected area designation in England
Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes NNR, Lincolnshire Shapwick Heath NNR, Somerset Slapton Ley NNR, Devon Stiperstones NNR, Shropshire Stodmarsh NNR, Kent Studland and Godlingston
National nature reserves in England
National_nature_reserves_in_England
English Puritan Presbyterian minister and author
from Dartmouth. He kept as near it, however, as possible, removing to Slapton, five miles off, and there preached twice each Sunday to all who came,
John_Flavel
Country house near Axminster, Devon, England
A New history, p. 91 Lysons, Magna Britannia, 1822, vol.6, Parishes: Slapton – South Sydenham, pp. 451–468 Pevsner, pp. 650–1 Pevsner, p. 655 Pevsner
New_Shute_House
UK sand dune system
although the second part of his mission was later relocated to Slapton beach in South Devon. Ranges for all weapons were required in order to help the troops
Braunton_Burrows
American painter and art collector (1903–1995)
Tate Modern Museum. Archived from the original on May 22, 2021. "Slapton Sands, Devon | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved November 21, 2020. "This Is Not Athens
Hazel_Guggenheim_McKinley
Risborough, which is now a private residence. A public house in the village of Slapton. It is a half-timbered construction begun in the 16th century under a thatched
List of pubs named Carpenters Arms
List_of_pubs_named_Carpenters_Arms
Educational charity based in the UK
Court, Somerset Preston Montford, Shropshire Rhyd-y-creuau, Conwy Slapton Ley, Devon The Field Studies Council creates a programme covering a wide variety
Field_Studies_Council
Diocese of the Church of England
Diocese of Exeter is a Church of England diocese covering the county of Devon. It is one of the largest dioceses in England. The Cathedral Church of St
Diocese_of_Exeter
United States Army general
there, training in amphibious landings continued, most notably at Slapton Sands in Devon. The Allies' plan for the invasion was for the U.S. VII Corps, under
Raymond_O._Barton
1754–5, Parlby of Manadon Lysons, Magna Britannia, 1822, vol.6, Parishes: Slapton – South Sydenham, pp. 451–468 Drabble, S. (2010). "Templer & Parlby: Eighteenth
Thomas_Parlby
Medieval artillery fort in Dartmouth, UK
force in 1404, which, under the command of Tanneguy du Chastel, landed at Slapton Sands instead, where they were then dispersed by the local militia. The
Dartmouth_Castle
September 2017. "Home". Salcombechurch.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2017. "Slapton Gospel Hall". Thegospelhall.net. Retrieved 6 September 2017. "Home". Teignbridge
List of churches in South Hams
List_of_churches_in_South_Hams
This page is a list of these buildings in the district of South Hams in Devon. The date given is the date used by Historic England as significant for
Grade I listed buildings in South Hams
Grade_I_listed_buildings_in_South_Hams
when he weighed in with a diatribe against a ringing competition at Slapton in Devon, when he wrote, "We blame the Vicar and churchwardens for allowing
Ellacombe_apparatus
craft and mother ships carrying landing craft, attempting landings on Slapton Sands or Blackpool Sands beaches and to destroy any beach head which had
Brixham_Battery
Allied military exercise that took place prior to the Normandy landings
Infantry Division (United States) which practised amphibious landing at Slapton Sands. Fabius 2 involved elements of the 50th Infantry Division which practised
Exercise_Fabius
Slapton Sands tragedy: hundreds of American soldiers and sailors are killed over two days in a training exercise in preparation for D-Day at Slapton in
Timeline of World War II (1944)
Timeline_of_World_War_II_(1944)
Top, Roborough Castle, Seaton Down, Shoulsbury castle, Sidbury Castle, Slapton Castle, Smythapark, Stanborough, Stockland Castle, Stoke Hill Voley Castle
List_of_hillforts_in_England
Romulea columnae Dawlish Warren No Strapwort Corrigiola litoralis Slapton Ley, Devon Yes Creeping marshwort Apium repens Port Meadow, Oxford Yes Fen ragwort
List of species occurring in Britain at a single location
List_of_species_occurring_in_Britain_at_a_single_location
showing Devon PLUs; Link to 1909 map showing Devon - North PLUs; Link to 1909 map showing Devon - South PLUs; Link to 1928 map showing Devon - North PLUs;
List of poor law unions in England
List_of_poor_law_unions_in_England
Rural Life Museum in Devon, England
evacuation of local villages such as Blackawton, Slapton and Torcross to allow American troops to rehearse on Slapton Sands for the D-Day landings in Normandy)
Kingsbridge_Cookworthy_Museum
an American training exercise for D-Day landings on Utah Beach in Slapton Sands, Devon, a German attack on 28 April kills 746 US Army and Navy servicemen
Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II
Timeline_of_the_United_Kingdom_home_front_during_World_War_II
Cleveland Y 255.6 631.6 NZ516348 & NZ505224 1997 Skipwith Common North Yorkshire Y 274 677.1 SE668362 1958 Slapton Ley Devon Y Y 254.7 629.4 SX826440 2004
List of the largest Sites of Special Scientific Interest in England
List_of_the_largest_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_England
World War II operation in France
nearby beach resembled the planned Normandy landing-site, the town of Slapton in Devon, was evacuated in December 1943, and taken over by the armed forces
Operation_Overlord
Village in Devon, England
There are many pleasant beaches along this section of the coast path. Slapton Lea near Torcross is a nature reserve. Southpool was rated as among the
South_Pool
Vict. c. ccxxxv) Metropolitan Bridges Act 1881 (44 & 45 Vict. c. cxcii) Devon and Cornwall Central Railway Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. ccxxviii) Chester
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1884
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1884
Airborne division of the United States Army
Hoyt, Edwin Palmer. The Invasion Before Normandy: The Secret Battle of Slapton Sands. Lanham, MD: Scarborough House, 1999. ISBN 0-8128-8562-7 OCLC 41712914
82nd_Airborne_Division
1803 (43 Geo. 3. c. cxxviii) Tower of London Act 1756 (29 Geo. 2. c. 87) Devon Gaol Act 1787 (27 Geo. 3. c. 59) York Ouse and Foss Bridges Act 1809 (49
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1810
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1810
Regiment of the Virginia Army National Guard
amphibious assault training on landing boats loaned by the British at Slapton Sands. In September the 116th RCT began training at the U.S. Army Assault
116th Infantry Regiment (United States)
116th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
1980 British TV series or programme
the English Channel; the location shooting for San Julian was at Slapton Sands in Devon. According to Darrow, the sea was rough and Michael Irving, the
Drake's_Venture
Process of replacing analogue terrestrial with digital terrestrial television in the UK
Plympton Polperro Port Isaac Salcombe Slapton Southway St Neot Tavistock Widecomebe in the Moor Cornwall and Devon, including Plymouth 12 August 2009 9
Digital switchover dates in the United Kingdom
Digital_switchover_dates_in_the_United_Kingdom
Freshwater lake in Cornwall, England
was only growing, within the UK, at Slapton Ley in south Devon. Seed was grown in a greenhouse at Paignton Zoo, Devon by the Whitley Wildlife Conservation
The_Loe
Medieval English gentlewoman
Guy died in Spain in 1386. His body was brought back to be buried at Slapton in Devon and she was executor of his will. She then had to combat attempts to
Alice_Bures
2011 UK local government election
South Hams District Council elections: Skerries ward (Slapton-Stoke Fleming), 2011 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Richard Foss 702 75.1% Liberal
2011 South Hams District Council election
2011_South_Hams_District_Council_election
the wrecking, some of the cargo and pieces of wreckage were washed up on Slapton Sands, further up the coast to the north-east, and other small beaches
Lalla_Rookh_(1856_ship)
Military unit
performed amphibious assault training at Slapton Sands. It was then moved to the invasion assembly area in Devon. On 4 June 1944, the regiment boarded the
175th Infantry Regiment (United States)
175th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
and Waste Grounds, in the Manor of Thistleton, in the County of Rutland. Slapton Inclosure Act 1758 32 Geo. 2. c. 50 Pr. 2 June 1759 An Act for dividing
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1758
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_from_1758
dorsal surface. In the British Isles, it is only known from three sites: Slapton Ley, Scolt Head Island and Goldhanger, Essex. Outside Britain, the species
List of woodlice of the British Isles
List_of_woodlice_of_the_British_Isles
Species of lichen-forming fungus
name Lecanactis subabietina, with the type specimen collected in south Devon (Slapton Ley) on Quercus bark and deposited in BM herbarium. The original description
Inoderma_subabietinum
Month of 1944
Tiger, a series of large-scale rehearsals for D-Day, was held on Slapton Sands in Devon. The exercise was attacked by nine German E-boats that killed a
April_1944
British WW2 war department
Ilfracombe, a distance of about 30 miles (48 km); the pipe supplied North Devon and Cornwall with petrol for over a year. The feasibility test used a pipe
Petroleum_Warfare_Department
Military unit
to have exits from potential landing beaches blocked to vehicles (with Slapton Sands as a priority), and for inland demolitions to be prepared to block
Bristol_Engineer_Volunteers
Cycling race
(18.6 mi) of the stage. These were situated at Kingsbridge Promenade and Slapton Ley, with the day's first sprint contested at Great Torrington; the field
2012_Tour_of_Britain
SLAPTON DEVON
SLAPTON DEVON
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 : habitational name, common in Lancashire and Yorkshire, from Buglawton or Church Lawton in Cheshire, or Lawton in Herefordshire, named in Old English as ‘settlement on or near a hill’, or ‘settlement by a burial mound’, from hlÄw ‘hill’, ‘burial mound’ + tÅ«n ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.English : variant spelling of Laughton.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Leighton, LAYTON means "leek garden."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Skipton or Skipton-on-Swale in North Yorkshire. Both places are named with Old English scīp ‘sheep’ (with later change of ‘s’ to ‘sk’ under Scandinavian influence) + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the extremely numerous places throughout England so called from Old English stÄn ‘stone’ + tÅ«n ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. Most of them are named for their situation on stony ground, but in the case of Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire and Stanton Drew in Avon the reference is to the proximity of prehistoric stone monuments. The name has also sometimes been chosen by Ashkenazic Jews as an Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames. This surname has long been established in Ireland also.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Slawson.
Surname or Lastname
English (Midlands)
English (Midlands) : unexplained. Compare Slaten.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from Salton in North Yorkshire, England, or Saltoun in East Lothian, Scotland. The first is named from Old English salh ‘(sallow) willow’ + tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Essex, Suffolk, and Warwickshire, named Clopton from Old English clopp(a) ‘rock’, ‘hill’ + tūn ‘settlement’.
Male
Greek
(Πλάτων) Greek name derived from the word platys, PLATON means "broad, flat; plateau."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places, in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire, and elsewhere, named Clayton, from Old English clǣg ‘clay’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Gloucestershire)
English (Gloucestershire) : possibly habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places named Claxton, for example in County Durham, Norfolk, and North Yorkshire, probably from the Old Norse personal name Klakkr (see Clack) or possibly from Old English clacc ‘hill’ + Old English tūn ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Lampton in Greater London (formerly Middlesex) or Lambton in County Durham, named in Old English as ‘farm or settlement where lambs were reared’, from lamb ‘lamb’ + tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Valley Farm
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Compare Slaton.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places so called, in Norfolk and North Yorkshire, named from Old English cnapa ‘servant’ or the Old English personal name Cnapa + Old English tūn ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places called Laxton, in East Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, and Northamptonshire. The Northamptonshire place name is formed from an Old English personal name Leaxa + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. The other examples were named with Leaxa + -ing- (denoting association with) + tūn.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Cumbria (Westmorland). The place name is recorded in Domesday Book as Lupetun, and probably derives from an Old English personal name Hluppa (of uncertain origin) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.The name was brought to America by John Lupton, who sailed from Gravesend, England, on the Primrose in 1635, and is recorded in VA three years later. On 24 October 1635 Davie Lupton set off on the Constance bound for VA, but there is no record of his arrival in the New World. A Christopher Lupton is recorded in Suffolk Co., Long Island, NY, c.1635, and a large number of Luptons in NC descend from him. An American family of the name settled in the area of Winchester, VA, in the mid18th century; they can be traced back to Martin Lupton, who was married in 1630 in the parish of Rothwell, Yorkshire, England.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Valley Farm
SLAPTON DEVON
SLAPTON DEVON
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Hindu
Writing
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Arabic, Celebrity, Farsi, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Iranian, Kannada, Marathi, Muslim, Punjabi, Sikh, Tamil
Wish; Longing; Soldier; Famous Bearer; Desire; Intelligent; Fulfil of Dream
Boy/Male
Indian
Son; Grand-son
Girl/Female
Tamil
Udgita | உதà¯à®•à®¿à®¤à®¾
A hymn, Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Australian, Christian, Danish, German, Norse, Scandinavian, Swedish, Teutonic
Battle-army; Warrior; Fight; Army
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim
Shining
Boy/Male
Indian
Visible
Girl/Female
English
Island of Linden Trees
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Fish Eyes; Lighting
Girl/Female
Hindu
Flower
SLAPTON DEVON
SLAPTON DEVON
SLAPTON DEVON
SLAPTON DEVON
SLAPTON DEVON
a.
Of or pertaining to, or designating, the older division of geological time during which life is known to have existed, including the Silurian, Devonian, and Carboniferous ages, and also to the life or rocks of those ages. See Chart of Geology.
n.
The Devonian age or formation.
n.
A Turkish saint; a kind of dervish, regarded by the people as a saint: also, a hermit.
n.
Any one of numerous species of extinct arthropods belonging to the order Trilobita. Trilobites were very common in the Silurian and Devonian periods, but became extinct at the close of the Paleozoic. So named from the three lobes usually seen on each segment.
n.
One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in the country of Devon, England. Those of pure blood have a deep red color. The small, longhorned variety, called North Devons, is distinguished by the superiority of its working oxen.
a.
Pertaining to, or discovered by, Clopton Havers, an English physician of the seventeenth century.
n.
A genus of Devonian fossil fishes with winglike appendages. The head and most of the body were covered with large bony plates. See Placodermi.
n.
An extensive genus of fossil ferns, of which species have been found from the Devonian to the Triassic formation.
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A genus of trilobites found in the Silurian and Devonian formations. Phacops bufo is one of the most common species.
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Of or pertaining to Devon or Devonshire in England; as, the Devonian rocks, period, or system.
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Unleavened; unfermented. B () is the second letter of the English alphabet. (See Guide to Pronunciation, // 196, 220.) It is etymologically related to p, v, f, w and m , letters representing sounds having a close organic affinity to its own sound; as in Eng. bursar and purser; Eng. bear and Lat. ferre; Eng. silver and Ger. silber; Lat. cubitum and It. gomito; Eng. seven, Anglo-Saxon seofon, Ger. sieben, Lat. septem, Gr."epta`, Sanskrit saptan. The form of letter B is Roman, from Greek B (Beta), of Semitic origin. The small b was formed by gradual change from the capital B.
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A genus of fossil ganoid fishes found in the old red sandstone or Devonian formation. The head is large, and protected by a broad shield-shaped helmet prolonged behind into two lateral points.
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A genus of fossil fishes, found in Devonian and carboniferous strata; -- so named from their round, sculptured spines.
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One of an extinct genus of fossil cephalopods, allied to the Ammonites. The earliest forms are found in the Devonian formation, the latest, in the Triassic.
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Alt. of Latoun
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A genus of fossil trees of the Devonian and Carboniferous ages, having the exterior marked with scars, mostly in quincunx order, produced by the separation of the leafstalks.