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Shireoaks

Shireoaks proper noun: a village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5581).

Proper noun

Shireoaks

  1. A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5581).

Origin of Shireoaks

From the legend that there was an oak tree or trees situated at the meeting place of the three Shires - Derbyshire, Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. The village and parish still border onto South Yorkshire, but Derbyshire now borders the south of the parish.

Questions about Shireoaks

What does Shireoaks mean?
Shireoaks means a village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5581).
What part of speech is Shireoaks?
Shireoaks is a proper noun.

Words near Shireoaks in the dictionary

  1. shiremoot
  2. shiremoots
  3. shiremote
  4. shiremotes
  5. Shirenewton
  6. Shireoaks
  7. Shirer
  8. Shirers
  9. shires
  10. shiretown
  11. shiretowns

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