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Canewdon

Canewdon proper noun: a village and civil parish on the River Crouch in Rochford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ9094).

Proper noun

Canewdon

  1. A village and civil parish on the River Crouch in Rochford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ9094).

Origin of Canewdon

Probably from the Old English personal name Cana + -ing (“belonging to”) + dūn (“hill”); the sound development from the original medial -ing- to -ew- is found also in other English placenames.

Questions about Canewdon

What does Canewdon mean?
Canewdon means a village and civil parish on the River Crouch in Rochford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ9094).
What part of speech is Canewdon?
Canewdon is a proper noun.

Words near Canewdon in the dictionary

  1. Canetes
  2. canette
  3. canettes
  4. caneware
  5. canewares
  6. Canewdon
  7. canework
  8. caneworking
  9. caneworks
  10. CANEX
  11. Caney

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