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Wrythe

Wrythe proper noun: a suburban area (district) of Carshalton in the Borough of Sutton, Greater London.

Proper noun (1)

the Wrythe

  1. A suburban area (district) of Carshalton in the Borough of Sutton, Greater London.
    • The downs and the Wrythe belong, to the best of the overseers' belief, to the lord of the manor. The downs let partly as a preserve for game, and partly as farm land, having public highways through the same, otherwise no particular right.1866 August 10, William Cowper, “Copy of Ordnance Survey of Commons and Open Spaces within the Metropolitan Police District”, in Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons, volume 59, British House...
    • In the transformation of Surrey, to make it a bright and modern suburbia, many of the quaint features of its quiet spote are disappearing. The pretty little village of Carshalton has grown so hugely of late years that now it is a quite different placed altogether. The Wrythe, Carshalton, is, as its...1909 January 5, “A Lost Village in Surrey”, in The Morning Leader, page 7
  2. (rare) A portion of the River Wandle as it flows through Carshalton and past the Wrythe.
    • It appeared to the Rev. G. W. Banks that the best course to adopt would be to alter the course of the Wrythe so that it might enter the culvert at a curve instead of right angles.1890 April 28, “Long and Thames Ditton”, in The Surrey Advertiser and County Times, page 3
    • The meeting concluded with Mr. Bill Gibson declaring that the River Wrythe flood prevention scheme had fallen between three stools – the county, Thames Authority and Elmbridge Council.1972 November 14, “Hinchley Wood 'dirty and untidy'”, in Esher News and Mail, number 2009, page 1

Proper noun (2)

Wrythe

  1. (historical, obsolete) A surname.

Proper noun (3)

Wrythe

  1. The claimed capital city of Austenasia, a terraced house in the Wrythe, Carshalton, London Borough of Sutton.
    • The official capital city of Austenasia is Wrythe.2008 September 20, Jonathan Austen, Act 1 (The Constitution) [Austenasian Constitution of 2008], Empire of Austenasia, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2018
    • It started as a single house, occupied by the Austen family, but Austenasia now has an empire. There is Wrythe, Glencarrog - a square foot of land in Scotland and Zephyria, which is not far from Wrythe and became part of the empire when Sir William allowed his house to become annexed by Austenasia.2013 February 26, Mike Murphy-Pyle, “Emperor Jonathan I crowned leader of micronation Austenasia”, in Yourlocalguardian

Examples of Wrythe in a sentence

  • The Wrythe, Carshalton, is, as its name indicates, an ancient spot, and some of the quaintest buildings are in its neighbourhood.1909 January 5, “A Lost Village in Surrey”, in The Morning Leader, page 7:
  • From Imber Court you drive south-east, through the newly budded, still-rural lanes of Surrey, past Esher and the Wrythe until you come to Carshalton.1991, M. J. Trow, Lestrade and the Magpie (Inspector Lestrade), Constable & Robinson, →ISBN, page 182:
  • MP for Carshalton and Wallington, Tom Brake, tweeted: "Very memorable & moving service yesterday to unveil the Wrythe War Memorial.2017 July 17, Tom Brake, quotee, “Men of the Wrythe memorial remembering local soldiers who died in the First World War is unveiled in...
  • For this reason, the Carshalton branch has now become a tributary of the River Wandle, known as the River Wrythe.2024 February 15, Olivia Herlihy, “Carshalton Ponds: A Starting or Finishing Point for the Wandle Trail”, in Wandle News:

Origin of Wrythe

The place-name was coined (or at least standardised) in the Ordnance Survey's 1:1056 scale map series, published 1867, but first attested 10 August 1866 in a document presented to the House of Commons (see quotations) using the Survey's then-unpublished map data.

An alternative spelling of the surname Writhe. Related to Wriothesley.

From Green Wrythe Lane, the road upon which the capital of Austenasia is located; itself named after the Wrythe area. Coined 20 September 2008 (see quotations).

Words formed from Wrythe

  • Green Wrythe

Questions about Wrythe

What does Wrythe mean?
Wrythe means a suburban area (district) of Carshalton in the Borough of Sutton, Greater London.
How do you use Wrythe in a sentence?
The Wrythe, Carshalton, is, as its name indicates, an ancient spot, and some of the quaintest buildings are in its neighbourhood.
What part of speech is Wrythe?
Wrythe is a proper noun.

Words near Wrythe in the dictionary

  1. wrynecked
  2. wrynecks
  3. wryness
  4. wrynesses
  5. wrytail
  6. Wrythe
  7. wrythen
  8. wryting
  9. wrytings
  10. Wrzesinski
  11. Wrzesinskis

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