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Preston-under-Scar

Preston-under-Scar proper noun: a village and civil parish in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0791).

Proper noun

Preston-under-Scar

  1. A village and civil parish in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0791).

Origin of Preston-under-Scar

"Scar" is from Old Norse sker (“rock”); see scar.

Questions about Preston-under-Scar

What does Preston-under-Scar mean?
Preston-under-Scar means a village and civil parish in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0791).
What part of speech is Preston-under-Scar?
Preston-under-Scar is a proper noun.

Words near Preston-under-Scar in the dictionary

  1. Preston Park
  2. Preston Patrick
  3. Preston Richard
  4. Preston-le-Skerne
  5. Preston-on-Tees
  6. Preston-under-Scar
  7. Prestonpans
  8. Prestons
  9. Prestonsburg
  10. prestopped
  11. prestopping

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