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Colwall Stone

Colwall Stone proper noun: a village in Colwall parish, east Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO7542).

colwall stone: a village in Colwall parish, east Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO7542)
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Proper noun

Colwall Stone

  1. A village in Colwall parish, east Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO7542).
    • Colwall Stone, a large piece of limestone, stands in the centre of this big and sprawling village set on the wooded western slopes of the Malvern Hills. According to one legend a giant who lived in a cave beneath the nearby Herefordshire Beacon hurled the stone at his beautiful but faithless wife...1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 130

Questions about Colwall Stone

What does Colwall Stone mean?
Colwall Stone means a village in Colwall parish, east Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO7542).
What part of speech is Colwall Stone?
Colwall Stone is a proper noun.

Words near Colwall Stone in the dictionary

  1. Colviles
  2. Colville
  3. Colvilles
  4. Colvin
  5. Colwall
  6. Colwall Stone
  7. Colwell
  8. Colwells
  9. Colwich
  10. Colwick
  11. Colwicks

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