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Potters Bar

/pɒtəz.bɑː/

Potters Bar proper noun: a town in Hertsmere borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2501).

Proper noun

Potters Bar

  1. A town in Hertsmere borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2501).

Origin of Potters Bar

The origin of Potters is uncertain but is generally thought to be either a reference to a Roman pottery, believed to have been sited locally, or alternatively to the Pottere family who lived in neighbouring South Mimms parish. Bar is thought to refer to the gates leading from the South Mimms parish and into the Enfield Chase parish, or possibly from a toll on the Great North Road, said to have been by what is now the disused Green Man pub, or at the current entrance to Morven House.

Questions about Potters Bar

What does Potters Bar mean?
Potters Bar means a town in Hertsmere borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2501).
What part of speech is Potters Bar?
Potters Bar is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Potters Bar?
Potters Bar is pronounced /pɒtəz.bɑː/.

Words near Potters Bar in the dictionary

  1. Potterphile
  2. Potterphiles
  3. potters
  4. potters about
  5. potters around
  6. Potters Bar
  7. Potters Green
  8. pottersfield
  9. pottersfields
  10. Potterton
  11. Potterverse

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