Quarndon

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proper noun

A village in Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK344410).

OriginOld English *Cweorndūn →
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Meanings

proper nounQuarndon (countable and uncountable, plural Quarndons)

plural Quarndons

  1. countableuncountableA village in Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK344410).

Origin

  1. Old English*Cweorndūn
  2. EnglishQuarndon

Attested in the 1086 Domesday Book as Cornun. From Old English *Cweorndūn, a compound of cweorn (“quern, millstone”) + dūn (“hill”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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