Pendle

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UK/ˈpɛndəl/

proper noun

A local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England.

OriginProto-Brythonic *penn ← Old English hyll →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England.
  2. A river in Pendle borough, Lancashire, known as Pendle Water, which flows into the River Calder (tributary of the Ribble).
  3. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhyll“hill”
  2. Proto-Brythonic*penn
  3. EnglishPendle

From Proto-Brythonic *penn ("head, top") + Old English hyll (“hill”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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