Grantchester

English

Etymology

Appeared in the Domesday Book as Granteseta (settlers on the River Granta). The present spelling is derived from Old English ceaster.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɑːn.t͡ʃɪs.tə/; /ˈɡrɑːn.t͡ʃɛs.tə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæn.t͡ʃɛs.tɚ/

Proper noun

Grantchester

  1. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4356).

References

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