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Kirkby Thore

Kirkby Thore proper noun: a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6325).

Proper noun

Kirkby Thore

  1. A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6325).

Origin of Kirkby Thore

Both Kirkby and Thore are from Old Norse, first recorded as Kirkebythore.

Questions about Kirkby Thore

What does Kirkby Thore mean?
Kirkby Thore means a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6325).
What part of speech is Kirkby Thore?
Kirkby Thore is a proper noun.

Words near Kirkby Thore in the dictionary

  1. Kirkby Ireleth
  2. Kirkby Lonsdale
  3. Kirkby Mallory
  4. Kirkby Mallory, Peckleton and Stapleton
  5. Kirkby Stephen
  6. Kirkby Thore
  7. Kirkby Woodhouse
  8. Kirkby-in-Ashfield
  9. Kirkby-in-Furness
  10. Kirkbymoorside
  11. Kirkcaldy

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