Northwood

English

Etymology

From north +‎ wood. Doublet of Norwood.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnɔːθwʊd/
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Proper noun

Northwood

  1. A suburb on the North Shore, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  2. A neighbourhood of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A place in England:
    1. A settlement in Northwood and Tinkersley parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2664).
    2. A suburb of the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ0991).
    3. A village and civil parish near Cowes, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ4894). [1]
    4. A suburb of Ramsgate, Kent (OS grid ref TR3767).
    5. A suburb of Kirkby, Knowsley borough, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ4299). [2]
    6. A settlement in Wem Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4633).
    7. A suburb of Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, north-east of Stoke city centre (OS grid ref SJ8947).
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A community in Irvine, Orange County, California.
    2. An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
    3. A small city, the county seat of Worth County, Iowa.
    4. A neighbourhood in northeastern Baltimore, Maryland.
    5. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
    6. A small city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota.
    7. An unincorporated community in Logan County, Ohio.
    8. A city in Wood County, Ohio.
    9. A neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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