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Stalham

Stalham proper noun: a market town and civil parish with a town council in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG3725).

Proper noun

Stalham

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG3725).

Origin of Stalham

From Old English steall (“fishing ground”) + either hām (“home, farm”) or hamm (“enclosure by the river”). Attested in 1086 the Domesday Book as Stalham.

Questions about Stalham

What does Stalham mean?
Stalham means a market town and civil parish with a town council in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG3725).
What part of speech is Stalham?
Stalham is a proper noun.

Words near Stalham in the dictionary

  1. staler
  2. stales
  3. stalest
  4. Staley
  5. Staleys
  6. Stalham
  7. Stalheim
  8. Stalin
  9. Stalin Peak
  10. Stalin's lawn
  11. Stalin's lawns

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