Stour Provost

proper noun

A village and civil parish (served by The Stours Grouped Parish Council) in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST7921).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish (served by The Stours Grouped Parish Council) in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST7921).

Origin

Recorded as Sture Preauus in 1270, an estate on the River Stour held by the Norman abbey of Préaux, later passed to the provost of King's College, Cambridge, so the affix must have been changed accordingly.

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APA

Stour Provost. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stour%20Provost

MLA

“Stour Provost.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stour%20Provost. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stour Provost,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stour%20Provost.

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