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Cornbrook

Cornbrook proper noun: a neighbourhood of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, which is likely named after the Cornbrook river which has been fully culverted underneath Manchester City (OS grid ref SJ8297).

cornbrook: a neighbourhood of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, which is likely named after the...
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Proper noun

Cornbrook

  1. A neighbourhood of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, which is likely named after the Cornbrook river which has been fully culverted underneath Manchester City (OS grid ref SJ8297).
  2. A hamlet in Coreley parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO6075).

Questions about Cornbrook

What does Cornbrook mean?
Cornbrook means a neighbourhood of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, which is likely named after the Cornbrook river which has been fully culverted underneath Manchester City (OS grid ref SJ8297).
What part of speech is Cornbrook?
Cornbrook is a proper noun.

Words near Cornbrook in the dictionary

  1. cornborers
  2. cornbrash
  3. cornbrashes
  4. cornbread
  5. cornbreads
  6. Cornbrook
  7. Cornbury and Wychwood
  8. corncake
  9. corncakes
  10. corncob
  11. corncob engine

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