Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chorlton-on-medlock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: chorl-ton-on-med-lock
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An inner city area of Manchester, England; a former separate town and parish.

Etymology

A variant of Chorlton-upon-Medlock, distinguishing this location from other places named Chorlton, particularly nearby Chorlton-cum-Hardy, from earlier Chorlton Row.

Inflected Forms

Chorlton (alternative) Chorlton-upon-Medlock (alternative) C-on-M (alternative)

Questions

What does chorlton-on-medlock mean?: An inner city area of Manchester, England; a former separate town and parish.
Where does chorlton-on-medlock come from?: A variant of Chorlton-upon-Medlock, distinguishing this location from other places named Chorlton, particularly nearby Chorlton-cum-Hardy, from earlier Chorlton Row.

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