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Stanmore

/stænmɔː/

Stanmore proper noun: a hamlet in Beedon parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4778).

Proper noun

Stanmore (countable and uncountable, plural Stanmores)

  1. A hamlet in Beedon parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4778).
  2. A suburban town in the borough of Harrow, Greater London, historically in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ1691).
  3. A suburb of Winchester, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4628).
  4. A locality in Worfield parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO7492).
  5. A suburb of Sydney in Inner West council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  6. A rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.
  7. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Stanmore

pluralStanmores

Origin of Stanmore

Recorded as Stanmere in the Domesday Book, the placename is named with Old English stān (“stone”) + mere (“pool”).

Questions about Stanmore

What does Stanmore mean?
Stanmore means a hamlet in Beedon parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4778).
What part of speech is Stanmore?
Stanmore is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Stanmore?
Stanmore is pronounced /stænmɔː/ (UK).

Words near Stanmore in the dictionary

  1. stanliffs
  2. Stanlow
  3. Stanly
  4. Stanly County
  5. stanmarch
  6. Stanmore
  7. Stanmores
  8. Stann Creek
  9. stann-
  10. stanna-
  11. stannabenzene

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