Alnwick

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/ˈænɪk/

proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in and the county town of Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1813).

OriginOld English wīċ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in and the county town of Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1813).
  2. A former local government district in Northumberland, England, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into the Northumberland unitary authority.
  3. A habitational surname

Origin

  1. Old Englishwīċ“dairy farm”
  2. EnglishAlnwick

From the name of the river Aln + Old English wīċ (“dairy farm”).

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APA

Alnwick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alnwick

MLA

“Alnwick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alnwick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alnwick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alnwick.

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