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Winterton-on-Sea

Winterton-on-Sea proper noun: a village and civil parish in Great Yarmouth district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG4919).

Proper noun

Winterton-on-Sea

  1. A village and civil parish in Great Yarmouth district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG4919).

Origin of Winterton-on-Sea

Recorded as Wintretuna in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from Old English winter (“winter”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”); the suffix on-Sea was added to distinguish this village from Winterton in Lincolnshire.

Questions about Winterton-on-Sea

What does Winterton-on-Sea mean?
Winterton-on-Sea means a village and civil parish in Great Yarmouth district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG4919).
What part of speech is Winterton-on-Sea?
Winterton-on-Sea is a proper noun.

Words near Winterton-on-Sea in the dictionary

  1. wintertide
  2. wintertides
  3. wintertime
  4. wintertimes
  5. Winterton
  6. Winterton-on-Sea
  7. Wintertons
  8. Winterval
  9. Wintervals
  10. winterward
  11. winterwards

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