Pendle

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Pendle

/ˈpɛndəl/ UK

Where it comes from

From Proto-Brythonic *penn ("head, top") + Old English hyll (“hill”).

proper noun

A local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England.
A river in Pendle borough, Lancashire, known as Pendle Water, which flows into the River Calder (tributary of the Ribble).
A surname.

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"Pendle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pendle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Pendle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pendle

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"Pendle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pendle.

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@misc{pendle_2026,
  title = {Pendle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pendle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}