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Ashdon

Ashdon proper noun: a village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex, England, located about 6 km (4 miles) (6 km) northeast of Saffron Walden and 37 km (23 miles) northwest of Chelmsford (OS grid ref TL5842).

Proper noun

Ashdon

  1. A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex, England, located about 6 km (4 miles) (6 km) northeast of Saffron Walden and 37 km (23 miles) northwest of Chelmsford (OS grid ref TL5842).

Origin of Ashdon

From Old English æsċ (“ashtree”) + dūn (“hill”), "hill growing with ashtrees".

Questions about Ashdon

What does Ashdon mean?
Ashdon means a village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex, England, located about 6 km (4 miles) (6 km) northeast of Saffron Walden and 37 km (23 miles) northwest of Chelmsford (OS grid ref TL5842).
What part of speech is Ashdon?
Ashdon is a proper noun.

Words near Ashdon in the dictionary

  1. Ashcrafts
  2. Ashcroft
  3. ashcroftine
  4. Ashcrofts
  5. Ashdod
  6. Ashdon
  7. Ashdown
  8. Ashdowns
  9. ashdump
  10. ashdump door
  11. ashdump doors

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