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Temple Sowerby

Temple Sowerby proper noun: a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6127).

Proper noun

Temple Sowerby

  1. A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6127).

Origin of Temple Sowerby

As in other place names, "Temple" stems from the Knights Templar. Recorded as Sourebi 1179, from Old Norse, and Templessoureby in 1292.

Questions about Temple Sowerby

What does Temple Sowerby mean?
Temple Sowerby means a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6127).
What part of speech is Temple Sowerby?
Temple Sowerby is a proper noun.

Words near Temple Sowerby in the dictionary

  1. temple prostitute
  2. temple prostitutes
  3. temple prostitution
  4. temple ring
  5. temple rings
  6. Temple Sowerby
  7. temple title
  8. temple titles
  9. temple tree
  10. temple tree frog
  11. temple tree frogs

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