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Woodhouse Eaves

Woodhouse Eaves proper noun: a village in Woodhouse parish, Charnwood borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5214).

woodhouse eaves: a village in Woodhouse parish, Charnwood borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5214)
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Proper noun

Woodhouse Eaves

  1. A village in Woodhouse parish, Charnwood borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5214).

Origin of Woodhouse Eaves

Eaves is from Old English efes, as for the edge of rooves, but in this case it means the edge of Charnwood Forest.

Questions about Woodhouse Eaves

What does Woodhouse Eaves mean?
Woodhouse Eaves means a village in Woodhouse parish, Charnwood borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5214).
What part of speech is Woodhouse Eaves?
Woodhouse Eaves is a proper noun.

Words near Woodhouse Eaves in the dictionary

  1. woodholes
  2. woodhoopoe
  3. woodhoopoes
  4. Woodhorn
  5. woodhouse
  6. Woodhouse Eaves
  7. Woodhouse Mill
  8. Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome
  9. woodhouseite
  10. Woodhouselee
  11. woodhouses

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