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Birkthwaite

Birkthwaite proper noun: a hamlet in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY4447).

Proper noun

Birkthwaite

  1. A hamlet in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY4447).

Origin of Birkthwaite

From Old Norse bjǫrk (“birch”) + þveit (“clearing”).

Questions about Birkthwaite

What does Birkthwaite mean?
Birkthwaite means a hamlet in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY4447).
What part of speech is Birkthwaite?
Birkthwaite is a proper noun.

Words near Birkthwaite in the dictionary

  1. Birkners
  2. Birknes
  3. birkremite
  4. birkremites
  5. birks
  6. Birkthwaite
  7. Birky
  8. Birkys
  9. birl
  10. birladie
  11. birlaw

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