Penshaw

P3E1N1S1H4A1W4

proper noun

A suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3253).

OriginCumbric *penn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3253).

Origin

  1. Cumbric*carr“rocks”
  2. Cumbric*cerr
  3. Cumbric*penn“head, top, summit”
  4. EnglishPenshaw

Historically Pencher. From Cumbric *penn (“head, top, summit”) + Cumbric *cerr, plural of Cumbric *carr (“rocks”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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