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churchtown¹

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From Middle English cherch toune, church toune, from Old English ċiriċtūn, equivalent to church + town. Piecewise doublet of kirktown.

noun churchtowns

  1. UK In the southwest of England, a hamlet or village distinguished by being the location of a parish church. Zennor Churchtown

    Similar: kirktown

Churchtown²

Where it comes from

From church + town.

proper noun

  1. A hamlet in St Breward parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX0977).
  2. A small settlement in Sebergham parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3641).
  3. A hamlet in Darley Dale parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2663)
  4. A small settlement in Parracombe parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6744).
  5. A hamlet in Bridgerule parish, Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS2803).
  6. A village in Kirkland parish, Wyre district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD4843).
  7. A suburb of Southport, Sefton borough, Merseyside (OS grid ref SD3618).
  8. A hamlet in Mainstone parish, south-west Shropshire (OS grid ref SO2687).
  9. A hamlet in Luxborough parish, Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref SS9737).
  10. A small village west of Ramsey, Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC4294).
  11. A village and townland near Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland.
  12. A village south-east of Cloyne, County Cork, also known as Churchtown South.
  13. A southern suburb of Dublin, Ireland.
  14. Synonym of Church, Iowa.

    Similar: Church, Iowa

  15. An unincorporated community in Pennsville Township, Salem County, New Jersey. Former name: Penns Neck
  16. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Ohio.
  17. A census-designated place in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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@misc{churchtown_2026,
  title = {churchtown},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/churchtown},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}