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Garstang

/ˈɡɑː(ɹ)stəŋ/

Garstang proper noun: a market town and civil parish with a town council in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4945).

garstang: a market town and civil parish with a town council in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid...
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Proper noun

Garstang (countable and uncountable, plural Garstangs)

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4945).
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Garstang

pluralGarstangs

Origin of Garstang

From Old Norse geirr (“spear, lance”) + stǫng (“staff, pole”).

Questions about Garstang

What does Garstang mean?
Garstang means a market town and civil parish with a town council in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4945).
What part of speech is Garstang?
Garstang is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Garstang?
Garstang is pronounced /ˈɡɑː(ɹ)stəŋ/.

Words near Garstang in the dictionary

  1. Garske
  2. Garskes
  3. Garson
  4. Garsons
  5. Garst
  6. Garstang
  7. Garstangs
  8. Garstin
  9. Garstins
  10. Garston
  11. Garsts

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