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Chard Junction

Chard Junction proper noun: a mainly industrial locality around a level crossing in Tatworth and Forton parish, South Somerset district, Somerset, England, on the boundary with Dorset (OS grid ref ST3404).

Proper noun

Chard Junction

  1. A mainly industrial locality around a level crossing in Tatworth and Forton parish, South Somerset district, Somerset, England, on the boundary with Dorset (OS grid ref ST3404).

Origin of Chard Junction

Previously a railway junction and station where a branch to the town of Chard joined the main line. It was marked on a 1946 OS map (full revision 1930) as "Chard Road", the original name of the station, which was changed much earlier. It appeared as "Chard Junction" on a 1970 OS map (fully revised 1968), by which time the junction and station had closed.

Questions about Chard Junction

What does Chard Junction mean?
Chard Junction means a mainly industrial locality around a level crossing in Tatworth and Forton parish, South Somerset district, Somerset, England, on the boundary with Dorset (OS grid ref ST3404).
What part of speech is Chard Junction?
Chard Junction is a proper noun.

Words near Chard Junction in the dictionary

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  2. charcutier
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  4. charcutière sauce
  5. chard
  6. Chard Junction
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  8. Chardinian
  9. Chardjui
  10. Chardon
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