Towcester

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Towcester

/ˈtəʊstə/ UK
/ˈtoʊstɚ/ US

Sounds like toaster · Rhymes with -əʊstə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English Tofeceaster, the name of the Roman fort on the River Tove, from Tove + the Old English suffix ceaster (“town”).

proper noun

A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP6948).

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"Towcester." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/towcester. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{towcester_2026,
  title = {Towcester},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/towcester},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}