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Egglescliffe

Egglescliffe proper noun: a village and civil parish (served by Egglescliffe and Eaglescliffe Parish Council) in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4113).

Proper noun

Egglescliffe

  1. A village and civil parish (served by Egglescliffe and Eaglescliffe Parish Council) in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4113).

Origin of Egglescliffe

From Old English Ecgwulf, a given name (cf. German Egulf), + clif (“cliff”). Or else, the initial element may be Cumbric/Proto-Brythonic *egluɨs (“church”).

Questions about Egglescliffe

What does Egglescliffe mean?
Egglescliffe means a village and civil parish (served by Egglescliffe and Eaglescliffe Parish Council) in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4113).
What part of speech is Egglescliffe?
Egglescliffe is a proper noun.

Words near Egglescliffe in the dictionary

  1. eggleaf
  2. Eggleden
  3. Eggledens
  4. eggler
  5. egglers
  6. Egglescliffe
  7. eggless
  8. egglessness
  9. Eggleston
  10. Egglestons
  11. Eggleton

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