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West Quantoxhead

West Quantoxhead proper noun: a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST1141).

Proper noun

West Quantoxhead

  1. A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST1141).
    • West Quantoxhead, 1½ miles to the south-west, has some handsome houses and an imposing mansion, St Audries - now a girls' school - built in the Tudor style in the 19th century, at the same time as the pinkish-buff stone Church of St Ethelreda - also called St Audrey - which has an elegant tapering...1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 160

Origin of West Quantoxhead

Named for its position at the north end of the Quantock Hills.

Questions about West Quantoxhead

What does West Quantoxhead mean?
West Quantoxhead means a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST1141).
What part of speech is West Quantoxhead?
West Quantoxhead is a proper noun.

Words near West Quantoxhead in the dictionary

  1. West Providence
  2. West Prussia
  3. West Puente Valley
  4. West Punjab
  5. West Pymble
  6. West Quantoxhead
  7. West Quincy
  8. West Quirino Hill
  9. West Quoddy Head
  10. West Rainton
  11. West Rainton and Leamside

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