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Penshaw.

A suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3253).

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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  1. A suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3253).

Where this word comes from

Historically Pencher. From Cumbric *penn (“head, top, summit”) + Cumbric *cerr, plural of Cumbric *carr (“rocks”).

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