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Monk Fryston

Monk Fryston proper noun: a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5029).

Proper noun

Monk Fryston

  1. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5029).

Origin of Monk Fryston

Recorded as Fristun c.1030, from Old English Frīsa + tūn (farmstead of the Frisians), and as Munechesfryston in 1166, from Old English munuc (“monk”), for possession by Selby Abbey.

Questions about Monk Fryston

What does Monk Fryston mean?
Monk Fryston means a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5029).
What part of speech is Monk Fryston?
Monk Fryston is a proper noun.

Words near Monk Fryston in the dictionary

  1. Monk Bretton
  2. monk chair
  3. monk chairs
  4. monk fruit
  5. monk fruits
  6. Monk Fryston
  7. Monk Hesleden
  8. monk parakeet
  9. monk parakeets
  10. monk parrot
  11. monk parrots

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