English Explanatory Dictionary

Stanmore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A place in England:
  2. A hamlet in Beedon parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4778).
  3. A suburban town in the borough of Harrow, Greater London, historically in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ1691).
  4. A suburb of Winchester, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4628).
  5. A locality in Worfield parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO7492).
  6. A suburb of Sydney in Inner West council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  7. A rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.
  8. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/stænmɔː/ LL-Q7979-Soundguys-Stanmore.wav

Word forms

Stanmore Stanmores

Etymology

Recorded as Stanmere in the Domesday Book, the placename is named with Old English stān (“stone”) + mere (“pool”).

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