noun
The place where the parish church of a number of villages or hamlets is situated. Compare kirktown . Now chiefly historical.
Origin
Old English (in an earlier sense). From church + town.
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The place where the parish church of a number of villages or hamlets is situated. Compare kirktown . Now chiefly historical.
Old English (in an earlier sense). From church + town.