Altrincham

/ (ˈɔːltrɪŋəm) /

noun

a residential town in NW England, in Trafford unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 40 695 (2001)

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Words nearby Altrincham

alto-relievo, altostratus, altrices, altricial, alt-right, Altrincham, alt-rock, altruism, altruist, altruistic, Altus

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Example sentences from the Web for Altrincham

At Altrincham, one Sunday, early in June 1860, my father had engaged to deliver two open-air addresses.
Charles Bradlaugh: a Record of His Life and Work, Volume I (of 2)|Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner and J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson
Altrincham and Over too, once had their mayors, though they have them no longer.
Cheshire|Charles E. Kelsey
Hamon de Massey gave a charter for a weekly market to the inhabitants of Altrincham.
Cheshire|Charles E. Kelsey
Towards the close of the first quarter of the present century, the brank was last used at Altrincham.
Bygone Punishments|William Andrews

The Altrincham Carrot measures about fourteen inches in length, by two inches in diameter.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America|Fearing Burr

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