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Fordwich

Fordwich proper noun: a small market town and civil parish with a town council in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1859).

Proper noun

Fordwich

  1. A small market town and civil parish with a town council in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1859).
    • In mediaeval times the river was much bigger, and the small village of Fordwich, beyond Sturry, (its church seen clearly from the train) was the port to which was shipped the Caen stone used in building Canterbury Cathedral.1952 July, A. W. V. Mace, “The Ashford, Canterbury, and Ramsgate Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 439
  2. A locality in the Singleton council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Questions about Fordwich

What does Fordwich mean?
Fordwich means a small market town and civil parish with a town council in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1859).
What part of speech is Fordwich?
Fordwich is a proper noun.

Words near Fordwich in the dictionary

  1. Fords Bridge
  2. Fordson
  3. Fordsons
  4. Fordtown
  5. fordull
  6. Fordwich
  7. fordy
  8. Fordyce
  9. Fordyce granule
  10. Fordyce granules
  11. Fordyce spot

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