Strangford

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proper noun

A village at the entrance to Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland.

OriginOld Norse strangr + fjǫrðr →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village at the entrance to Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland.
  2. A hamlet in Sellack parish, within a loop of the River Wye, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5828).

    Among the more serious incidents was the collapse of part of the viaduct carrying the G.W.R. over the River Wye, at Strangford, Herefordshire.

    1947 May and June, “Snow, Frost and Flood”, in Railway Magazine, page 129

Origin

  1. Old Norsestrangr + fjǫrðr
  2. EnglishStrangford

In Northern Ireland, from Old Norse strangr + fjǫrðr, referring to the narrow channel into the sea lough.

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APA

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Chicago

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