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Headless Cross

Headless Cross proper noun: a small settlement in Allithwaite and Cartmel parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD3878).

headless cross: a small settlement in Allithwaite and Cartmel parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England,...
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Proper noun

Headless Cross

  1. A small settlement in Allithwaite and Cartmel parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD3878).
  2. A suburban area in Redditch borough, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0365).

Questions about Headless Cross

What does Headless Cross mean?
Headless Cross means a small settlement in Allithwaite and Cartmel parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD3878).
What part of speech is Headless Cross?
Headless Cross is a proper noun.

Words near Headless Cross in the dictionary

  1. headless
  2. headless browser
  3. headless browsers
  4. headless chicken monster
  5. headless chicken monsters
  6. Headless Cross
  7. headless genitive
  8. headless genitives
  9. headless horseman
  10. headless horsemen
  11. headless horsewoman

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