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Heddon-on-the-Wall

Heddon-on-the-Wall proper noun: a village and civil parish in southern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1366).

Proper noun

Heddon-on-the-Wall

  1. A village and civil parish in southern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1366).

Origin of Heddon-on-the-Wall

The "on-the-Wall" affix refers to Hadrian's Wall.

Questions about Heddon-on-the-Wall

What does Heddon-on-the-Wall mean?
Heddon-on-the-Wall means a village and civil parish in southern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1366).
What part of speech is Heddon-on-the-Wall?
Heddon-on-the-Wall is a proper noun.

Words near Heddon-on-the-Wall in the dictionary

  1. heddlers
  2. heddles
  3. heddling
  4. Heddon
  5. Heddon Greta
  6. Heddon-on-the-Wall
  7. hede
  8. Hedebo
  9. Hedeby
  10. Hedeen
  11. Hedeens

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