Etymology

Garstang

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Today it means: A market town and civil parish with a town council in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4945). Full definition →

Old Norse geirr
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived fromgeirr“spear, lance”
  2. English todayGarstang

From Old Norse geirr (“spear, lance”) + stǫng (“staff, pole”).

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