English Explanatory Dictionary

Woburn Sands

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP9236).

Word forms

Woburn Sands

Etymology

Formerly named Hogsty End, renamed in the 19th century after Woburn nearby in neighbouring Bedfordshire. "Sands" refers to the sandy local soil.

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