Etymology

Twycross

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK3305). Full definition →

Old English twī + cros
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  1. Old English · derived fromtwī + cros
  2. English todayTwycross

Recorded as Tvicros in 1086 (DB), from Old English twī + cros.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.