Spetisbury

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/ˈspɛtsbəɹi/

proper noun

A village and civil parish in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST9102).

OriginOld English *speoht →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST9102).

Origin

  1. Old English*speoht“woodpecker”
  2. EnglishSpetisbury

Old English *speoht (“woodpecker”) + burh (“fort”). Recorded in the Domesday Book as Spesteberie.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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