West Sleekburn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in Choppington parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ2785).

Word forms

West Sleekburn

Etymology

Recorded as Sliceburn c. 1050, from Old English slicu or slic + burna. The Sleek Burn is a minor local river.

Related words

East Sleekburn
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