Garstang

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/ˈɡɑː(ɹ)stəŋ/

proper noun

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4945).

OriginOld Norse geirr →
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Meanings

proper nounGarstang (countable and uncountable, plural Garstangs)

plural Garstangs

  1. countableuncountableA market town and civil parish with a town council in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4945).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old Norse.

Origin

  1. Old Norsegeirr“spear, lance”
  2. EnglishGarstang

From Old Norse geirr (“spear, lance”) + stǫng (“staff, pole”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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