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St Bees

St Bees proper noun: a coastal village and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NX9711).

Proper noun

St Bees

  1. A coastal village and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NX9711).

Origin of St Bees

Named after Saint Bega.

Questions about St Bees

What does St Bees mean?
St Bees means a coastal village and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NX9711).
What part of speech is St Bees?
St Bees is a proper noun.

Words near St Bees in the dictionary

  1. St Athan
  2. St Austell
  3. St Austell Bay
  4. St Barbe
  5. St Bartholomew's Day massacre
  6. St Bees
  7. St Benet's
  8. St Benet's College
  9. St Blaise
  10. St Blazey
  11. St Boniface Down

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