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Carperby

Carperby proper noun: a village in Carperby-cum-Thoresby parish, Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0089).

Proper noun

Carperby

  1. A village in Carperby-cum-Thoresby parish, Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0089).

Origin of Carperby

Probably from Old Irish Cairpre (a personal name) + Old Norse býr (“farm, settlement”).

Questions about Carperby

What does Carperby mean?
Carperby means a village in Carperby-cum-Thoresby parish, Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0089).
What part of speech is Carperby?
Carperby is a proper noun.

Words near Carperby in the dictionary

  1. carpentry
  2. carpentry square
  3. carpentry squares
  4. carpents
  5. carper
  6. Carperby
  7. Carperby-cum-Thoresby
  8. carperidine
  9. carperitide
  10. carperone
  11. carpers

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