Penrith
English
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Etymology
editFirst element from Cumbric pen (“head, top, summit”). Suffix probably equivalent to Welsh rhyd (“ford”).
Proper noun
editPenrith
- A market town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district, historically in Cumberland (OS grid ref NY5130). [1]
- A town and western suburb of Sydney, in the City of Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.
- The City of Penrith, a local government area in New South Wales.
- An unincorporated community in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States.
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- English terms derived from Cumbric
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Towns in Cumbria, England
- en:Towns in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in Cumbria, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Towns in New South Wales
- en:Towns in Australia
- en:Suburbs in New South Wales
- en:Places in Sydney
- en:Places in New South Wales
- en:Places in Australia
- en:Local government areas of Australia
- en:Unincorporated communities in Washington, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Washington, USA
- en:Places in the United States