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Calcethorpe

hamlet · Lincolnshire

Old NorseAI-generated

Calcethorpe is an Old Norse name meaning 'Chalk Village'. It combines 'kalk' (chalk) with 'þorp' (a hamlet or secondary settlement).

Word origins

Calc
Old Norsechalk(from kalk "chalk")
ethorpe
Old Norsehamlet, secondary settlement(from þorp "hamlet, secondary settlement")