"Oswestry" meaning in English

See Oswestry in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Recorded as Oswaldestroe in 1191, a tree of a man called Oswald; from Old English trēow. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|trēow}} Old English trēow Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Oswestry
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in north-west Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ2929). Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Shropshire, England, Towns in England, Towns in Shropshire, England
    Sense id: en-Oswestry-en-name-Sq2Nb-7l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24
  2. A former borough in Shropshire, England, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into the Shropshire unitary authority. Categories (place): Historical political subdivisions, Places in England, Places in Shropshire, England
    Sense id: en-Oswestry-en-name-7NTyiFkr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Oswestry Rural
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