Keswick

English

Etymology

From Old English ċȳse (“cheese”) and wīc (“farm”); alternatively, cheese +‎ -wick; the alteration of /tʃ/ to /k/ is down to Old Norse influence.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛzɪk/

Proper noun

Keswick

  1. A place in England:
    1. A market town and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale district, and historically in the county of Cumberland (OS grid ref NY2623). [1]
    2. A coastal village in Bacton parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG3533).
    3. A small village in Keswick and Intwood parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG2004).
  2. A place in Canada:
    1. A neighbourhood in south-west Edmonton, Alberta.
    2. A community in the town of Georgina, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario.
  3. A place in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Shasta County, California.
    2. A minor city in Keokuk County, Iowa.
    3. A neighbourhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
    4. A ghost town in Bingham township, Leelanau County, Michigan.
    5. A census-designated place in Albemarle County, Virginia.
  4. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of West Torrens, South Australia.

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References

  1. ^ Parish map (Cumbria)
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