Meaning of Churchtown | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A number of places in England:
2. A hamlet in St Breward parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX0977).
3. In the southwest of England, a hamlet or village distinguished by being the location of a parish church.
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4. A small settlement in Sebergham parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3641).
5. A hamlet in Darley Dale parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2663)
6. A small settlement in Parracombe parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6744).
7. A hamlet in Bridgerule parish, Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS2803).
8. A village in Kirkland parish, Wyre district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD4843).
9. A suburb of Southport, Sefton borough, Merseyside (OS grid ref SD3618).
10. A hamlet in Mainstone parish, south-west Shropshire (OS grid ref SO2687).
11. A hamlet in Luxborough parish, Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref SS9737).
12. A small village west of Ramsey, Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC4294).
13. A village and townland near Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland.
14. A village south-east of Cloyne, County Cork, also known as Churchtown South.
15. A southern suburb of Dublin, Ireland.
16. A few places in the United States:
17. Synonym of Church, Iowa.
18. An unincorporated community in Pennsville Township, Salem County, New Jersey.
19. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Ohio.
20. A census-designated place in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Examples

“Zennor Churchtown”

“Attached to a house in the churchtown is a tablet inscribed thus:— […]”

“About half a mile Southwest of the churchtown is Tredrea, the seat of the Rev. Edward Giddy.”

“Like many Cornish fishing villages, Gorran is in two parts: a cluster of cottages and houses built around the harbour, and higher inland a 'churchtown', where the streets are broader, the houses bigger and the smell of fish (in the past) less invasive.”

“Former name: Penns Neck”

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