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Ashwell

Ashwell proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Ashwell (countable and uncountable, plural Ashwells)

  1. A surname.
  2. A rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
  3. A small village in Bishopsteignton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8974).
  4. A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2639).
  5. A village and civil parish in Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK8613).
  6. A hamlet in Whitelackington civil parish, Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3615).

Forms of Ashwell

pluralAshwells

Origin of Ashwell

From Old English æsc (“ashtree”) + wella (“spring”).

Questions about Ashwell

What does Ashwell mean?
Ashwell means a surname.
What part of speech is Ashwell?
Ashwell is a proper noun.

Words near Ashwell in the dictionary

  1. Ashwater
  2. Ashwatthama
  3. Ashwednesday
  4. Ashwednesdays
  5. ashweed
  6. Ashwell
  7. Ashwells
  8. Ashwellthorpe
  9. Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall
  10. Ashwick
  11. Ashwin

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