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Morpeth
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English
Etymology
Originally recorded in the Assize Rolls of Northumberland of 1256 as Morthpath, from morð pað, ”murder path”.
Proper noun
en town/and/cpar with a town council in and the administrative centre of co/Northumberland cc/England OS grid ref NZ1985. Parish map (England)
en community in mun:suf/Chatham-Kent p/Ontario c/Canada, named after George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle Lord Morpeth.
en suburb city:Pref/Maitland s/New South Wales c/Australia, named after the Northumbrian town.
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