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Corby Glen

Corby Glen proper noun: a village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9924/TF0024).

Proper noun

Corby Glen

  1. A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9924/TF0024).

Origin of Corby Glen

"Glen", after the West Glen River branch of the River Glen, was added to the name in the 1950s to distinguish it from the larger town of Corby in Northamptonshire.

Questions about Corby Glen

What does Corby Glen mean?
Corby Glen means a village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9924/TF0024).
What part of speech is Corby Glen?
Corby Glen is a proper noun.

Words near Corby Glen in the dictionary

  1. corbulid
  2. corbulids
  3. Corbusian
  4. Corbusierian
  5. corby
  6. Corby Glen
  7. Corbyn
  8. Corbynism
  9. Corbynista
  10. Corbynistas
  11. Corbynite

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