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Pendle.

A local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈpɛndəl/UK
  1. A local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England.

  2. A river in Pendle borough, Lancashire, known as Pendle Water, which flows into the River Calder (tributary of the Ribble).

  3. A surname.

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Brythonic *penn ("head, top") + Old English hyll (“hill”).

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