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Silloth

Silloth proper noun: a small town and port in Silloth-on-Solway parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY1053).

Proper noun

Silloth

  1. A small town and port in Silloth-on-Solway parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY1053).

Origin of Silloth

From Old Norse sær (“sea”) + hlaða (“barn”).

Questions about Silloth

What does Silloth mean?
Silloth means a small town and port in Silloth-on-Solway parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY1053).
What part of speech is Silloth?
Silloth is a proper noun.

Words near Silloth in the dictionary

  1. sillometer
  2. sillometers
  3. sillon
  4. sillonated
  5. sillons
  6. Silloth
  7. Silloth-on-Solway
  8. sills
  9. sillsallat
  10. Sillustani
  11. silly

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