Meanings
proper noun
- A linear settlement in Littleport parish, East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England, running west from Ten Mile Bank. The north-west end of Black Horse Drove borders onto the county of Norfolk.
Origin
The word drove means a drainage ditch, and is commonly used in this area.
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APA
Black Horse Drove. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Black%20Horse%20Drove
MLA
“Black Horse Drove.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Black%20Horse%20Drove. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Black Horse Drove,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Black%20Horse%20Drove.
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