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Wombourne

Wombourne proper noun: a village and civil parish in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SO8793).

Proper noun

Wombourne

  1. A village and civil parish in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SO8793).

Origin of Wombourne

From Old English, recorded as Wamburne 1086 (Domesday Book); also spelt Wombourn until the 20th century. Possibly from wamb + burne (river).

Questions about Wombourne

What does Wombourne mean?
Wombourne means a village and civil parish in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SO8793).
What part of speech is Wombourne?
Wombourne is a proper noun.

Words near Wombourne in the dictionary

  1. wombo-comboed
  2. wombo-comboing
  3. wombo-combos
  4. wombok
  5. Womboota
  6. Wombourne
  7. wombs
  8. Wombwell
  9. Wombwells
  10. womby
  11. wombyn

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