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Houghton-le-Spring

Houghton-le-Spring proper noun: a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3449).

Proper noun

Houghton-le-Spring

  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3449).

Origin of Houghton-le-Spring

The le-Spring affix is thought to come from the Spring family, alternatively from medicinal springs.

Questions about Houghton-le-Spring

What does Houghton-le-Spring mean?
Houghton-le-Spring means a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3449).
What part of speech is Houghton-le-Spring?
Houghton-le-Spring is a proper noun.

Words near Houghton-le-Spring in the dictionary

  1. Houghton and Wyton
  2. Houghton Conquest
  3. Houghton County
  4. Houghton Regis
  5. Houghton Saint Giles
  6. Houghton-le-Spring
  7. Houghtons
  8. Hougland
  9. Houglands
  10. houhere
  11. houheres

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