Wardlow

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1874).

OriginOld English weard →
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Meanings

proper nounWardlow (countable and uncountable, plural Wardlows)

plural Wardlows · alternative Wordlaw

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1874).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishweard“watchman, guard”
  2. EnglishWardlow

From Old English weard (“watchman, guard”) + hlǣw (“mound, hill”).

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APA

Wardlow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wardlow

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“Wardlow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wardlow. Accessed November 2, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wardlow,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wardlow.

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