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Caldecott

Caldecott proper noun: a former civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England, now part of Shocklach Oviatt and District civil parish.

Proper noun

Caldecott (countable and uncountable, plural Caldecotts)

  1. A former civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England, now part of Shocklach Oviatt and District civil parish.
  2. A hamlet in Chelveston cum Caldecott parish, North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, originally in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP9968).
  3. A suburb of Abingdon, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU4996).
  4. A village and civil parish in Rutland, England (OS grid ref SP8693).
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Caldecott

pluralCaldecotts
alternative formCallcott

Origin of Caldecott

From Old English cald (“cold”) + cot (“cottage”), denoting a place provided with a shelter for the wintertime. Compare Caldecote and Calcott, which share the same etymology.

Phrases with Caldecott

Questions about Caldecott

What does Caldecott mean?
Caldecott means a former civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England, now part of Shocklach Oviatt and District civil parish.
What part of speech is Caldecott?
Caldecott is a proper noun.

Words near Caldecott in the dictionary

  1. caldariums
  2. Caldas
  3. CalDAV
  4. Caldbeck
  5. Caldecote
  6. Caldecott
  7. Caldecott Green
  8. Caldecotts
  9. caldecrin
  10. Caldeira
  11. Caldeiras

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