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Stour Provost

Stour Provost proper noun: a village and civil parish (served by The Stours Grouped Parish Council) in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST7921).

stour provost: a village and civil parish (served by The Stours Grouped Parish Council) in Dorset, England,...
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Proper noun

Stour Provost

  1. A village and civil parish (served by The Stours Grouped Parish Council) in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST7921).

Origin of Stour Provost

Recorded as Sture Preauus in 1270, an estate on the River Stour held by the Norman abbey of Préaux, later passed to the provost of King's College, Cambridge, so the affix must have been changed accordingly.

Questions about Stour Provost

What does Stour Provost mean?
Stour Provost means a village and civil parish (served by The Stours Grouped Parish Council) in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST7921).
What part of speech is Stour Provost?
Stour Provost is a proper noun.

Words near Stour Provost in the dictionary

  1. stoupfuls
  2. stouping
  3. stoups
  4. stoupsful
  5. stour
  6. Stour Provost
  7. Stourbridge
  8. stoured
  9. stouring
  10. Stourpaine
  11. Stourport

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