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Unsworth.

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD814470).

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  1. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD814470).

    countable · uncountable
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From the Old English personal name *Hund, a byname from hund (“hound, dog”), + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”). The loss of the initial "h" sound is a typical feature of Lancashire placenames.

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