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Calthwaite

Calthwaite proper noun: a village in Hesket parish, Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY4640).

Proper noun

Calthwaite

  1. A village in Hesket parish, Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY4640).

Origin of Calthwaite

From Old Norse kalfr (“calf”) + þveit (“clearing”).

Questions about Calthwaite

What does Calthwaite mean?
Calthwaite means a village in Hesket parish, Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY4640).
What part of speech is Calthwaite?
Calthwaite is a proper noun.

Words near Calthwaite in the dictionary

  1. calthemites
  2. Calthorpe
  3. Calthorpes
  4. calthrop
  5. calthrops
  6. Calthwaite
  7. Calton
  8. Caltons
  9. caltractin
  10. caltractins
  11. Caltrans

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