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Rushden

Rushden proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP9566).

Proper noun

Rushden

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP9566).
  2. A village and civil parish (served by Rushden and Wallington Parish Council) in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3031).

Origin of Rushden

From Old English rysċ ("rush", the plant) + dene (“valley”); "valley where the rushes grow".

Questions about Rushden

What does Rushden mean?
Rushden means a town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP9566).
What part of speech is Rushden?
Rushden is a proper noun.

Words near Rushden in the dictionary

  1. rushbuckler
  2. rushbucklers
  3. Rushbury
  4. Rushcliffe
  5. Rushcutters Bay
  6. Rushden
  7. Rushdian
  8. Rushdie
  9. Rushdiean
  10. rushdown
  11. rushdowns

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