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Woburn Sands

Woburn Sands proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP9236).

Proper noun

Woburn Sands

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP9236).

Origin of Woburn Sands

Formerly named Hogsty End, renamed in the 19th century after Woburn nearby in neighbouring Bedfordshire. "Sands" refers to the sandy local soil.

Questions about Woburn Sands

What does Woburn Sands mean?
Woburn Sands means a town and civil parish with a town council in Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP9236).
What part of speech is Woburn Sands?
Woburn Sands is a proper noun.

Words near Woburn Sands in the dictionary

  1. wobulating
  2. wobulation
  3. wobulator
  4. wobulators
  5. Woburn
  6. Woburn Sands
  7. WOC
  8. WOCA
  9. wocas
  10. WOCBP
  11. wocheinite

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