Hexhamshire

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English Hexhamschire; equivalent to Hexham +‎ -shire.

Proper noun[edit]

Hexhamshire

  1. A civil parish in Northumberland to the south of Hexham.
  2. (historical) A county palatine centred on Hexham and covering a considerably larger area, incorporated into Northumberland in 1572.
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