Bow Street

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Bow Street

  • /bəʊ stɹiːt/

Rhymes with -iːt

Where it comes from

The street in London was named in 1638 for its shape, it is slightly curved.

proper noun

  1. A hamlet in Great Ellingham parish, Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM0198).
  2. A village in Tirymynach community, near Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, possibly named after the London street (OS grid ref SN6284).

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