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Ormskirk
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English
Etymology
Of en non - origin. Derived from Ormres kirkja, i.e. the church of Ormr, a personal name meaning "serpent" or "dragon".
Proper noun
en market town dist/West Lancashire co/Lancashire cc/England OS grid ref SD4108.
en Linda Geddes ‘Beer goggles’ study finds alcohol does not make people seem better looking w:The Guardian 2023-08-30 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/30/beer-goggles-study-finds-alcohol-does-not-make-people-seem-better-looking 0261-3077 “By making participants believe that the pictures they were viewing were of people they could choose to interact with in the future, the research team have added a nice element of realism, which has been missing from previous research in this area,” said Rebecca Monk, a professor of psychology at Edge Hill University in Ormskirk, Lancashire, who was not involved in the study. https://web.archive.org/web/20231104003116/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/30/beer-goggles-study-finds-alcohol-does-not-make-people-seem-better-looking
Derived terms
en Ormskirk terrier
References
Ward map (1 of 2)