Stanhope

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English

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Etymology

The British placenames are from Old English stan (“stone”) + hōp (“valley”).

Pronunciation

  • (town in County Durham): IPA(key): /ˈstæ.nəp/

Proper noun

Stanhope

  1. A market town and civil parish in Weardale, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NY9939). [1]
  2. A neighborhood of Ashford, Kent, England.
  3. A settlement in the Scottish Borders, Scotland.
  4. An English habitational surname from Old English.
  5. A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage.
  6. A town in Victoria, Australia.
  7. A locale in Canada.
    1. A village in Quebec.
    2. A community of Prince Edward Island.
    3. A settlement in Newfoundland.
  8. A locale in the United States.
    1. A city in Iowa; named for British adventurer and writer Lady Hester Stanhope.
    2. A borough of New Jersey.
    3. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
    4. An unincorporated community in Ohio.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Co. Durham)

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