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Broad Chalke

Broad Chalke proper noun: a village and civil parish south-west of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0325).

Proper noun

Broad Chalke

  1. A village and civil parish south-west of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0325).

Origin of Broad Chalke

Probably related to the River Chalke, a chalk stream, and Old English cealc (“chalk”).

Questions about Broad Chalke

What does Broad Chalke mean?
Broad Chalke means a village and civil parish south-west of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0325).
What part of speech is Broad Chalke?
Broad Chalke is a proper noun.

Words near Broad Chalke in the dictionary

  1. broad bean
  2. broad beans
  3. Broad Brook
  4. broad brush
  5. broad brushes
  6. Broad Chalke
  7. broad church
  8. broad churches
  9. Broad Clyst
  10. broad cooper
  11. broad coopers

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