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Askwith

Askwith proper noun: a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE169482).

Proper noun

Askwith (countable and uncountable, plural Askwiths)

  1. A village and civil parish in the Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE169482).
  2. A ghost town in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States.
  3. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Askwith

pluralAskwiths
alternative formAsquith

Origin of Askwith

From Old Norse askr (“ash tree”) + viðr (“tree, wood”).

Questions about Askwith

What does Askwith mean?
Askwith means a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE169482).
What part of speech is Askwith?
Askwith is a proper noun.

Words near Askwith in the dictionary

  1. asks round
  2. asks the impossible
  3. asks the question
  4. askt
  5. Askvoll
  6. Askwith
  7. Askwiths
  8. asl
  9. aslake
  10. aslaked
  11. aslakes

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