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Lewes
Lewes, UK, USA 1. UK (England): formerly Læwe from the Old English lw ‘incision’, here meaning a ‘gap’ between hills.2. USA (Delaware): founded in 1631 as a Dutch settlement called Zwaanendael, it was renamed in about 1685 after the Lewes in Sussex (now East Sussex), England, since it was the chief town in Sussex County.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Lewes." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Lewes." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Lewes.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Lewes." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Lewes.html |
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Lewes
Lewes , town (1991 pop. 14,499) and district, East Sussex, SE England. The county seat of East Sussex, Lewes is a farm market with light manufactures. St. Pancras priory was founded in the town in the 11th cent.; its ruins remain. In 1264, Lewes was the scene of a victory by Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester, over Henry III. |
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"Lewes." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Lewes." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Lewes.html "Lewes." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Lewes.html |
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Lewes
Lewes E. Sussex. (to) Læwe early 10th cent., c.960, Lewes 1086 (DB). From the rare OE word lǣw ‘wound, incision’, here used in a topographical sense ‘gap’. The spelling with plural -s in DB and other post-Conquest sources is due to Anglo-Norman influence.
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A. D. MILLS. "Lewes." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Lewes." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Lewes.html A. D. MILLS. "Lewes." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Lewes.html |
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Lewes
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"Lewes." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Lewes." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Lewes.html "Lewes." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Lewes.html |
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