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Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe city (1991 pop. 79,043), in the Parts of Lindsey, North Lincolnshire, E England. Situated on an ironstone field, Scunthorpe was a center of iron and steel manufacture from the early 1900s to the 1970s. Today its principal industry is the manufacture of apparel. |
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"Scunthorpe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Scunthorpe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Scunthor.html "Scunthorpe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Scunthor.html |
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Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe, England/UK Escumetorp ‘Outlying Farmstead belonging to Skúma’ from an Old Scandinavian personal name and thorp ‘outlying, or dependent, farmstead’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Scunthorpe." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Scunthorpe." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Scunthorpe.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Scunthorpe." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Scunthorpe.html |
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Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe N. Lincs. Escumetorp 1086 (DB). ‘Outlying farmstead or hamlet of a man called Skúma’. OScand. pers. name + thorp.
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A. D. MILLS. "Scunthorpe." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Scunthorpe." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Scunthorpe.html A. D. MILLS. "Scunthorpe." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Scunthorpe.html |
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Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe
•dorp, gawp, scaup, scorp, Thorpe, warp, whaup, yawp
•Klerksdorp • Scunthorpe
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"Scunthorpe." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Scunthorpe." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Scunthorpe.html "Scunthorpe." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Scunthorpe.html |
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