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New Alresford

New Alresford proper noun: a small town and civil parish with a town council in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5832).

Proper noun

New Alresford

  1. A small town and civil parish with a town council in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5832).
    • New Alresford is constantly mispronounced, T-shaped, honeycombed with cellars, packed with antique shops, riddled with woodworm, surrounded by watercress. The name - which means 'ford by the alders' - is pronounced 'Allsford'; and no one ever uses 'New', though they do call the adjoining village...1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 144
    Synonyms:
    Alresford

Synonyms of New Alresford

Questions about New Alresford

What does New Alresford mean?
New Alresford means a small town and civil parish with a town council in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5832).
What part of speech is New Alresford?
New Alresford is a proper noun.

Words near New Alresford in the dictionary

  1. new ager
  2. new agers
  3. new agey
  4. New Albany
  5. New Albion
  6. New Alresford
  7. New American
  8. New Americans
  9. New Amsterdam
  10. New Antique
  11. New Aquitaine

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