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Upchurch

Upchurch proper noun: a village and civil parish in Swale district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ8467).

Proper noun

Upchurch (countable and uncountable, plural Upchurches)

  1. A village and civil parish in Swale district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ8467).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Upchurch

pluralUpchurches

Origin of Upchurch

From Old English upp (“up”) + ċiriċe (“church”).

Questions about Upchurch

What does Upchurch mean?
Upchurch means a village and civil parish in Swale district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ8467).
What part of speech is Upchurch?
Upchurch is a proper noun.

Words near Upchurch in the dictionary

  1. upchirps
  2. upchuck
  3. upchucked
  4. upchucking
  5. upchucks
  6. Upchurch
  7. Upchurches
  8. upcity
  9. upclimb
  10. upclimbed
  11. upclimbing

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