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Whitworth.

A small town and civil parish with a town council in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8818).

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈwɪtwɜːrθ//ˈwɪtɜːrθ/
  1. A small town and civil parish with a town council in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8818).

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

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + worð (“enclosure”).

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