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Longden

Longden proper noun: a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, south-west of Shrewsbury (OS grid ref SJ4406).

Proper noun

Longden (countable and uncountable, plural Longdens)

  1. A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, south-west of Shrewsbury (OS grid ref SJ4406).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Longden

pluralLongdens

Origin of Longden

From Old English lang (“long”) + denu (“valley”).

Questions about Longden

What does Longden mean?
Longden means a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, south-west of Shrewsbury (OS grid ref SJ4406).
What part of speech is Longden?
Longden is a proper noun.

Words near Longden in the dictionary

  1. Longcore
  2. Longcross
  3. longcut
  4. longcuts
  5. Longde
  6. Longden
  7. Longdens
  8. Longding
  9. longdog
  10. longdogs
  11. Longdon

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