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Runcorn

Runcorn proper noun: a town in Halton borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5183).

Proper noun

Runcorn

  1. A town in Halton borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5183).

Origin of Runcorn

The earliest written reference to the town is in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, where it is spelled "Rumcofan", literally meaning "a wide cove or bay". This word is derived from the Old English words rúm (“wide, broad”) and cofa (“cave, cove”). Other historical spellings of Runcorn include "Rumcoven", "Ronchestorn", "Runckhorne", and "Runcorne".

Questions about Runcorn

What does Runcorn mean?
Runcorn means a town in Halton borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5183).
What part of speech is Runcorn?
Runcorn is a proper noun.

Words near Runcorn in the dictionary

  1. runcinids
  2. runcitruncated
  3. runcitruncation
  4. runcitruncations
  5. Runco
  6. Runcorn
  7. Runcos
  8. Runcu
  9. Rund
  10. rundale
  11. rundales

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