Great Altcar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A small village and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3206).

Word forms

Great Altcar

Etymology

Altcar is equivalent to Alt + carr, from the River Alt and Old Norse kjarr. Recorded as Altekar in 1251.

Related words

Little Altcar
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