Felixstowe

//ˈfiː.lɪk.stoʊ// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A coastal town, port, and civil parish with a town council in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3034).

Etymology

First attested as Filchestou in 1254. Derived from a compound of the name of Saint Felix of Burgundy and Middle English stowe (“place, stead”).

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