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Penwortham
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English
Etymology
Probably from en xcb *penn head, top, summit + en ang worþham (high status) land holding. Or else, the full name may be equivalent to cy pen y werddon cy head, top summitt (of) the green 1
Proper noun
en town/and/civil parish in dist/South Ribble near city/Preston co/Lancashire cc/England OS grid ref (approx) SD5228. It appears on maps as Higher Penwortham, Lower Penwortham and Penwortham Lane. Parish map (Lancashire)
en small town in the Clare Valley, s/South Australia.
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