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Hungerford

Proper noun

Meaning

A habitational surname from Old English.

A placename:
A town and civil parish with a town council in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3368).

A hamlet in Waltham St Lawrence parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU8274).

A hamlet in Hyde parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1612).

A hamlet in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5389).

A hamlet in Old Cleeve parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST0440).

A census-designated place in Wharton County, Texas, United States, named after Daniel E. Hungerford.

A small town on the NSW border in south-west Queensland, Australia, named after Thomas Hungerford.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

As he recalled to John Forster (from The Life of Charles Dickens): The blacking-warehouse was the last house on the left-hand side of the way, at old Hungerford Stairs. Source: Internet

At Charlotte Hungerford, the number has hovered for the past week at around 20. On Monday it was 18. Source: Internet

In its southern reaches it is known as Wisconsin Avenue, while in the north it is known as Frederick Road, or Frederick Ave in Gaithersburg; in the northern half of Rockville (from Town Center north), it is named Hungerford Drive. Source: Internet

Charlotte Hungerford informed their colleagues last week, and the transition is expected to take place on December 20. Source: Internet

Mr Kruger, David Cameron's former speechwriter, said in a statement: 'I boarded an almost empty carriage at Hungerford and quite simply forgot to put on my mask. Source: Internet

Each of London's famous bridges, from Hungerford Bridge to London Bridge, will be lit in 'a dazzling display of colour' during the evenings, according to the mayor's office. Source: Internet

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