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Wistow

Wistow proper noun: a village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2781).

Proper noun

Wistow

  1. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2781).
  2. A hamlet and civil parish (known as Wistow cum Newton Harcourt) in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP6495).
  3. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5935).
  4. A small town in Mount Barker council area, South Australia.

Origin of Wistow

From Old English wīc + stōw (“dwelling place”).

Questions about Wistow

What does Wistow mean?
Wistow means a village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2781).
What part of speech is Wistow?
Wistow is a proper noun.

Words near Wistow in the dictionary

  1. wistless
  2. wistly
  3. Wiston
  4. wistonwish
  5. wistonwishes
  6. Wistow
  7. wists
  8. Wiswall
  9. Wiswalls
  10. Wiswell
  11. Wiswells

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