"Whitchurch" meaning in All languages combined

See Whitchurch on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Whitchurches [plural]
Etymology: From Old English hwit + cirice (“white church”), presumably built from whitish stone. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|hwit + cirice||white church}} Old English hwit + cirice (“white church”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|es}} Whitchurch (countable and uncountable, plural Whitchurches)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village in Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, and a southern suburb of Bristol, England, between Hartcliffe, Hengrove and Knowle (OS grid ref ST6167).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Bristol, Places in England, Places in Somerset, England, Suburbs in England, Villages in England, Villages in Somerset, England
    Sense id: en-Whitchurch-en-name-K9AMXFxa
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP8020).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Buckinghamshire, England, Places in England, Villages in Buckinghamshire, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Whitchurch-en-name-zoJswNRW
  3. (uncountable) A placename:
    A suburban village in Tavistock parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX4873).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Devon, England, Places in England, Villages in Devon, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Whitchurch-en-name-SzT-sHhb
  4. (uncountable) A placename:
    A civil parish east of the above village, in West Devon district, Devon.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in Devon, England, Places in England
    Sense id: en-Whitchurch-en-name-rELxJ31V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 8 8 14 13 13 9 14 2 3 10
  5. (uncountable) A placename:
    A town and civil parish with a town council in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4648).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Hampshire, England, Towns in England, Towns in Hampshire, England
    Sense id: en-Whitchurch-en-name-gE1MMMZm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 8 8 14 13 13 9 14 2 3 10
  6. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village and civil parish (served by Whitchurch and Ganarew Group Parish Council) in south Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5417).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Herefordshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Herefordshire, England
    Sense id: en-Whitchurch-en-name-IBkba69u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 8 8 14 13 13 9 14 2 3 10
  7. (uncountable) A placename:
    A market town in Whitchurch Urban parish, north Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5441).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Shropshire, England, Towns in England, Towns in Shropshire, England
    Sense id: en-Whitchurch-en-name-hJF1gNYu
  8. (uncountable) A placename:
    A civil parish (without a council) in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2247).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Warwickshire, England
    Sense id: en-Whitchurch-en-name-Fv0UnuHO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 8 8 14 13 13 9 14 2 3 10
  9. (uncountable) A placename:
    A northern suburb of Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1580).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Cardiff, Places in Wales, Suburbs in Wales
    Sense id: en-Whitchurch-en-name-0FE8CCJK
  10. (uncountable) A placename:
    A small village in Solva community, west Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM7925).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Pembrokeshire, Wales, Places in Wales, Villages in Pembrokeshire, Wales, Villages in Wales
    Sense id: en-Whitchurch-en-name-yK~VK0fd
  11. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Whitchurch-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Whitchurch-on-Thames, Whitchurch Rural, Whitchurch Urban

Inflected forms

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