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Proper Noun

1. 1
   A number of places in England:; A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP6918). countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A number of places in England:; A suburb in Burtonwood and Westbrook parish, Warrington borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5790). countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A number of places in England:; A northern suburb of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref TA0834). countable, uncountable
4. 4
   A number of places in England:; A suburb of Basildon, Essex (OS grid ref TQ7087). countable, uncountable
5. 5
   A number of places in England:; A suburban town and civil parish with a town council in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, to the northeast of Bristol (OS grid ref ST6573). countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   A number of places in England:; A village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7491). countable, uncountable
7. 7
   A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Kington Rural parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO2954). countable, uncountable
8. 8
   A number of places in England:; A northern suburb of Watford, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL1000) countable, uncountable
9. 9
   A number of places in England:; A village in Broomfield and Kingswood parish, Maidstone district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ8350). countable, uncountable
10. 10
    A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Stogumber parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST1037). countable, uncountable
11. 11
    A number of places in England:; A village in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ2455). countable, uncountable
12. 12
    A number of places in England:; A settlement in Lapworth parish, Warwick district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP1871). countable, uncountable
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    A small settlement in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO0638). countable, uncountable
14. 14
    A locality in Forden with Leighton and Trelystan community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2402). countable, uncountable
15. 15
    A suburb of Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 0829). countable, uncountable
16. 16
    A town in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States. countable, uncountable
17. 17
    A locality in the Bega Valley council area, south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. countable, uncountable
18. 18
    A suburb of Sydney in the City of Penrith, New South Wales, Australia. countable, uncountable
19. 19
    A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Mitcham, South Australia. countable, uncountable
20. 20
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Old English cyning (“king”) + -s- + wudu (“wood”).

Related phrases

Broomfield and Kingswoodopinion poll

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