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Quarndon

Quarndon proper noun: a village in Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK344410).

Proper noun

Quarndon (countable and uncountable, plural Quarndons)

  1. A village in Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK344410).

Forms of Quarndon

pluralQuarndons

Origin of Quarndon

Attested in the 1086 Domesday Book as Cornun. From Old English *Cweorndūn, a compound of cweorn (“quern, millstone”) + dūn (“hill”).

Questions about Quarndon

What does Quarndon mean?
Quarndon means a village in Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK344410).
What part of speech is Quarndon?
Quarndon is a proper noun.

Words near Quarndon in the dictionary

  1. Quarleses
  2. Quarlesian
  3. quarls
  4. Quarmby
  5. Quarmbys
  6. Quarndon
  7. Quarpel
  8. quarre
  9. quarred
  10. quarrel
  11. quarrel out

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