Preesall

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proper noun

A village and civil parish (with a town council) in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3647).

OriginCumbric *pres ← Old Norse hǫfuð ← Old English hēafod →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish (with a town council) in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3647).

Origin

  1. Old Englishhēafod
  2. Old Norsehǫfuð
  3. Cumbric*pres“bush”
  4. EnglishPreesall

From Cumbric *pres (“bush”) + Old Norse hǫfuð or Old English hēafod, both meaning 'head.'

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

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

Chicago

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

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