Grantchester

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UK/ˈɡɹɑːn.t͡ʃɪs.tə/UK/ˈɡrɑːn.t͡ʃɛs.tə/US/ˈɡɹæn.t͡ʃɛs.tɚ/

proper noun

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4356).

OriginOld English ceaster →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4356).

Origin

  1. Old Englishceaster
  2. EnglishGrantchester

Appeared in the Domesday Book as Granteseta (settlers on the River Granta). The present spelling is derived from Old English ceaster.

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APA

Grantchester. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grantchester

MLA

“Grantchester.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grantchester. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Grantchester,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grantchester.

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