Penkridge

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proper noun

A large village, a civil parish and market town in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9214).

OriginLatin Pennocrucium ← Proto-Celtic *kʷennom →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A large village, a civil parish and market town in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9214).

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*kʷennom“head”
  2. LatinPennocrucium
  3. EnglishPenkridge

From Latin Pennocrucium, from Proto-Brythonic. Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *kʷennom (“head”) + *krouk- (“heap, mound”).

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

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

Chicago

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