Stowe

See also: stówę

English

Etymology

From Middle English stowe, from Old English stōw (“place”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -əʊ

Proper noun

Stowe

  1. A surname.
  2. A place in England:
    1. A civil parish and former village in Buckinghamshire. [1]
    2. A hamlet in St Briavels parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO5606). [2]
    3. A hamlet in Whitney-on-Wye parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO2847).
    4. A small village and civil parish in south-west Shropshire, also spelt Stow (OS grid ref SO3173). [3]
    5. A suburb of Lichfield, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK1210).
  3. A place in the United States:
    1. A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
    2. A census-designated place in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
    3. A town in Lamoille County, Vermont.
    4. An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Buckinghamshire)
  2. ^ List of United Kingdom locations: Sto-St Q on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  3. ^ Parish map (Shropshire)

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