Padstow

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proper noun

A small town, civil parish, and fishing port in northern Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9175).

OriginOld English stōw →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A small town, civil parish, and fishing port in northern Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9175).
  2. A suburb of Sydney in the Canterbury-Bankstown council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Origin

  1. Old Englishstōw
  2. EnglishPadstow

A corruption of Saint Petroc + Old English stōw.

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APA

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

MLA

“Padstow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Padstow. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Padstow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Padstow.

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