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Sowerbys

Sowerbys is the plural of Sowerby.

Meaning of Sowerby

Proper noun

Sowerby (countable and uncountable, plural Sowerbys)

  1. A hamlet in Inskip-with-Sowerby parish, Wyre district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4738).
  2. A village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4381).
  3. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0423).
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Questions about Sowerbys

What is Sowerbys the plural of?
Sowerbys is the plural of Sowerby.

Words near Sowerbys in the dictionary

  1. sowen
  2. sowens
  3. sower
  4. Sowerby
  5. Sowerby Bridge
  6. Sowerbys
  7. sowers
  8. sowest
  9. Sowetan
  10. Sowetans
  11. soweth

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