Sandwich.
A town and civil parish with a town council in Dover district, Kent, southeastern England, one of the historic Cinque Ports (OS grid ref TR3258).
Meaning & usage
A town and civil parish with a town council in Dover district, Kent, southeastern England, one of the historic Cinque Ports (OS grid ref TR3258).
An English habitational surname originating from this town.
One of several younger towns named after the town in Kent or after a person bearing the surname: A city in DeKalb County and Kendall County, Illinois, United States.
One of several younger towns named after the town in Kent or after a person bearing the surname: A town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
One of several younger towns named after the town in Kent or after a person bearing the surname: A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States.
Where this word comes from
The family name is from Old English Sandwīċ, from sand + wīċ (“wick, settlement, harbour, hamlet”), equivalent to sand + -wich.
Obsolete form of sandwich.
Where this word comes from
The family name is from Old English Sandwīċ, from sand + wīċ (“wick, settlement, harbour, hamlet”), equivalent to sand + -wich.
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