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Stockwell

Stockwell proper noun: a suburb in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3076).

stockwell: a suburb in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3076)
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Proper noun

Stockwell (countable and uncountable, plural Stockwells)

  1. A suburb in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3076).
  2. A hamlet in Bradninch parish, Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS9702).
  3. A hamlet in Birdlip parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9414).
  4. A town in Barossa council area and Light Regional Council area, South Australia, named after Samuel Stockwell.
  5. A census-designated place in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States.
  6. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Stockwell

pluralStockwells

Origin of Stockwell

From Old English stocc (“tree trunk, stump”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

Questions about Stockwell

What does Stockwell mean?
Stockwell means a suburb in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3076).
What part of speech is Stockwell?
Stockwell is a proper noun.

Words near Stockwell in the dictionary

  1. Stocktons
  2. stockup
  3. stockups
  4. Stockville
  5. stockwatering
  6. Stockwell
  7. Stockwells
  8. stockwhip
  9. stockwhipped
  10. stockwhipping
  11. stockwhips

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