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Staplehurst

Staplehurst proper noun: a large village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7843).

Proper noun

Staplehurst (countable and uncountable, plural Staplehursts)

  1. A large village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7843).
  2. A village in Seward County, Nebraska, United States.
  3. A community in the County of Vermilion River, Alberta, Canada.
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Staplehurst

pluralStaplehursts

Origin of Staplehurst

From Old English stapol (“post, pillar”) + hyrst (“wooded hillock”).

Questions about Staplehurst

What does Staplehurst mean?
Staplehurst means a large village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7843).
What part of speech is Staplehurst?
Staplehurst is a proper noun.

Words near Staplehurst in the dictionary

  1. Stapledons
  2. Staplefield
  3. Stapleford
  4. staplegun
  5. stapleguns
  6. Staplehurst
  7. Staplehursts
  8. stapleless
  9. staplelike
  10. stapler
  11. staplers

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