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Lockwood.

A placename:

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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  1. A placename: A civil parish in Redcar and Cleveland district, North Yorkshire, England.

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  2. A placename: A suburb of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, named after a local family (OS grid ref SE1315).

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  3. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Amador County, California.

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  4. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Monterey County, California.

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  5. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Ovid Township, Branch County, Michigan.

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  6. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Dade County, Missouri.

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  7. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Yellowstone County, Montana.

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  8. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Merrick County, Nebraska.

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  9. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A hamlet in the town of Barton, Tioga County, New York.

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  10. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia.

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  11. A placename: A town in the City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.

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  12. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

From Old English loc (“lock; enclosure, fold”) + wudu (“wood”); analysable as lock + wood.

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