Stowe

See also: stówę

English

Etymology

From Middle English stowe, from Old English stōw (“place”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊ

Proper noun

Stowe

1. A surname.
2. A place in England:
   1. A civil parish and former village in Buckinghamshire.
   2. A hamlet in St Briavels parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO5606).
   3. A hamlet in Whitney-on-Wye parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO2847).
   4. A small village and civil parish in south-west Shropshire, also spelt Stow (OS grid ref SO3173).
   5. A suburb of Lichfield, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK1210).
3. A place in the United States:
   1. A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
   2. A census-designated place in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
   3. A town in Lamoille County, Vermont.
   4. An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.

Derived terms

• Stowe-by-Chartley

Anagrams

• Toews, Towes, owest, towse