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marsh

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Noun

  1. An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants. (Compare swamp, bog, fen.)

Proper noun

  1. A topographic surname from Middle English for someone living by a marsh.
  2. A number of places in England: A hamlet in Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh parish, Buckinghamshire, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SP8109).
  3. A number of places in England: A small village in Yarcombe parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST2510).
  4. A number of places in England: A small suburb of Oxenhope, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0235).
  5. A number of places in England: A suburb of Cleckheaton, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1925).
  6. A number of places in England: A western suburb of Huddersfield, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1217).
  7. A township in Surry County, North Carolina, United States.
  8. A township in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States.

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