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Arkwright Town

Arkwright Town proper noun: a village in Sutton cum Duckmanton parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4271).

Proper noun

Arkwright Town

  1. A village in Sutton cum Duckmanton parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4271).

Origin of Arkwright Town

Named from the family of the English inventor and entrepreneur Richard Arkwright (1732–1792), whose son Richard Arkwright junior (1755–1843) purchased Sutton Scarsdale Hall, a stately home in nearby Sutton Scarsdale, in 1824.

Questions about Arkwright Town

What does Arkwright Town mean?
Arkwright Town means a village in Sutton cum Duckmanton parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4271).
What part of speech is Arkwright Town?
Arkwright Town is a proper noun.

Words near Arkwright Town in the dictionary

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  3. arksudite
  4. arksutite
  5. arkwright
  6. Arkwright Town
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  8. Arla
  9. Arlanda
  10. Arlando
  11. Arlaud

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