Farnworth

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/ˈfɑː(ɹ)nwə(ɹ)θ/

proper noun

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, formerly in Lancashire (OS grid ref SD7305).

OriginOld English fearn →
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Meanings

proper nounFarnworth (countable and uncountable, plural Farnworths)

plural Farnworths

  1. countableuncountableA town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, formerly in Lancashire (OS grid ref SD7305).
  2. countableuncountableA suburb of Widnes, Halton borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5187).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfearn“fern”
  2. EnglishFarnworth

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

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Farnworth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Farnworth

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Chicago

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