Wadebridge

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proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in northern Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9972).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in northern Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9972).

Origin

From Old English wæd (“ford”) (whence wath) + bridge. Originally named Wade, as the River Camel had to be waded here until a bridge was built in 1468.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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