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Hognaston

Hognaston proper noun: a village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2350).

Proper noun

Hognaston

  1. A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2350).

Origin of Hognaston

According to Ekwall, this placename derives from the Old English personal name Hocca + æfesn (“pasturage”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Hognaston

What does Hognaston mean?
Hognaston means a village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2350).
What part of speech is Hognaston?
Hognaston is a proper noun.

Words near Hognaston in the dictionary

  1. Hogmenay
  2. Hogmenays
  3. hogmollies
  4. hogmolly
  5. Hogmoney
  6. Hognaston
  7. Hogness
  8. Hogness box
  9. Hogness boxes
  10. hognose
  11. hognose snake

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