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Preesall

Preesall proper noun: a village and civil parish (with a town council) in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3647).

Proper noun

Preesall

  1. A village and civil parish (with a town council) in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3647).

Origin of Preesall

From Cumbric *pres (“bush”) + Old Norse hǫfuð or Old English hēafod, both meaning 'head.'

Questions about Preesall

What does Preesall mean?
Preesall means a village and civil parish (with a town council) in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3647).
What part of speech is Preesall?
Preesall is a proper noun.

Words near Preesall in the dictionary

  1. preerect
  2. preerected
  3. preeruptive
  4. preerythrocytic
  5. prees
  6. Preesall
  7. Preesgweene
  8. preestablish
  9. preestablished
  10. preestablished harmony
  11. preestablishes

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