Penrith

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Penrith

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First element from Cumbric *penn (“head, top, summit”). Suffix probably Cumbric *rıd (“ford”), or possibly Cumbric *rüð (“red”).

proper noun

A market town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district, historically in Cumberland (OS grid ref NY5130). The Conservatives lost Carlisle, Penrith and Solway, Whitehaven and Workington, Barrow and Furness and Morecambe and Lunesdale.
A town and western suburb of Sydney in the City of Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.
A local government area in New South Wales; in full, the City of Penrith.
An unincorporated community in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States.

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@misc{penrith_2026,
  title = {Penrith},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/penrith},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}