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Pevensey

Pevensey proper noun: a village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ6404).

Proper noun

Pevensey

  1. A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ6404).

Forms of Pevensey

alternative formPemse
alternative formPemsey

Origin of Pevensey

From Old English personal name *Pefen, genitive singular *Pefenes + ēa (“river”).

Words formed from Pevensey

Questions about Pevensey

What does Pevensey mean?
Pevensey means a village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ6404).
What part of speech is Pevensey?
Pevensey is a proper noun.

Words near Pevensey in the dictionary

  1. Peutingerian
  2. Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
  3. PEV
  4. pevatron
  5. Pevek
  6. Pevensey
  7. Pevensey Bay
  8. Peveto
  9. Pevetos
  10. Pevey
  11. Peveys

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