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Beetham

Beetham proper noun: a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD4979).

Proper noun

Beetham (countable and uncountable, plural Beethams)

  1. A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD4979).
    • An almost 19th-century atmosphere has returned to Beetham since the M6 motorway drew away the traffic which used to roar along its main street.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd., page 53
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Beetham

pluralBeethams

Origin of Beetham

Probably from Old Norse bjothum, dative plural form of beth (“embankment”).

Questions about Beetham

What does Beetham mean?
Beetham means a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD4979).
What part of speech is Beetham?
Beetham is a proper noun.

Words near Beetham in the dictionary

  1. Beetewk
  2. Beetewks
  3. beetflies
  4. beetfly
  5. beeth
  6. Beetham
  7. Beethams
  8. Beethoven
  9. Beethovenesque
  10. Beethovenian
  11. Beethoveniana

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