Threlkeld

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY3125). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A habitational surname from Old Norse. countable, uncountable

Etymology

The place name is from Old Norse þræll (“serf, slave”) + kelda (“spring, well”).

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