Woolpit

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9762).

OriginOld English wulf + pytt →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9762).

Origin

  1. Old Englishwulf + pytt“a pit for trapping wolves”
  2. EnglishWoolpit

From Old English wulf + pytt (“a pit for trapping wolves”), recorded as Wlfpeta in 1086 (DB).

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APA

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

MLA

“Woolpit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Woolpit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Woolpit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Woolpit.

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