English Explanatory Dictionary

Hexhamshire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A civil parish in Northumberland, England, to the south of Hexham.
  2. A county palatine centred on Hexham and covering a considerably larger area, incorporated into Northumberland in 1572.

Word forms

Hexhamshire

Etymology

From Middle English Hexhamschire; equivalent to Hexham + -shire.

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