Hexhamshire
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle English Hexhamschire; equivalent to Hexham + -shire.
Proper noun
[edit]Hexhamshire
- A civil parish in Northumberland, England, to the south of Hexham. [1]
- (historical) A county palatine centred on Hexham and covering a considerably larger area, incorporated into Northumberland in 1572.
References
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- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms suffixed with -shire
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in Northumberland, England
- en:Places in England
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Historical political subdivisions
- en:Counties of England