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Towcester.

A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP6948).

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈtəʊstə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtoʊstɚ/US
  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP6948).

Where this word comes from

From Middle English Tofeceaster, the name of the Roman fort on the River Tove, from Tove + the Old English suffix ceaster (“town”).

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