English Explanatory Dictionary

Towcester

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP6948).

Pronunciation

/ˈtəʊstə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-toaster.wav /ˈtoʊstɚ/

Word forms

Towcester

Etymology

From Middle English Tofeceaster, the name of the Roman fort on the River Tove, from Tove + the Old English suffix ceaster (“town”).

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