Four Marks

proper noun

A large village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6735).

OriginOld English fēower + mearc →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A large village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6735).

Origin

  1. Old Englishfēower + mearc
  2. EnglishFour Marks

Recorded as Fowremerkes in 1548; from Old English fēower + mearc (boundary), so called because the boundaries of four ancient parishes met here.

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APA

Four Marks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Four%20Marks

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“Four Marks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Four%20Marks. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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