|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
Morden
Morden, ‘hill in marshland’, OE mōr + dūn: Morden Dorset. Mordune 1086 (DB). Morden Gtr. London. Mordune 969, Mordone 1086 (DB). Morden, Guilden & Morden, Steeple Cambs. Mordune 1015, Mordune 1086 (DB), Gildene Mordon 1204, Stepelmordun 1242. Distinguishing affixes are OE gylden ‘wealthy, splendid’ and stēpel ‘church steeple’.
|
|
|
Cite this article
A. D. MILLS. "Morden." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Morden." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Morden.html A. D. MILLS. "Morden." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Morden.html |
|
Morden
Morden town (1991 pop. 5,273), S Man., Canada, SW of Winnipeg. Located in an agricultural region, it has farm machinery and food- and fiber-processing plants. There is a government experimental farm in the town. |
|
|
Cite this article
"Morden." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Morden." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Morden.html "Morden." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Morden.html |
|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries:
HighBeam™ Research, Inc. © Copyright 2012. All rights reserved.
The Encyclopedia.com advertising network includes:
