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kopend | 13:41 Thu 04th Dec 2014 | Travel
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What does the suffix mouth mean in towns / citys like plymouth and great yarmouth ??
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Avatar Image sandyRoe
where a river joins the sea
13:42 Thu 04th Dec 2014
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It usually means that the town is at the mouth of a river.
13:43 Thu 04th Dec 2014
Avatar Image Mamyalynne
'Mouth'of a river.
13:43 Thu 04th Dec 2014
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The "mouth" of a river is a common geographical term
13:44 Thu 04th Dec 2014
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Estuary
13:44 Thu 04th Dec 2014
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Mouth of a river but not necessarily an estuary.
13:48 Thu 04th Dec 2014
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And not necessarily a big river either, Bournemouth is at the mouth of a trickle called the Bourne!
13:50 Thu 04th Dec 2014
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Great Yarmouth's on the Yare.
15:12 Thu 04th Dec 2014
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thank you


i always thought it they were named after the river / stream / estuary than ran out sea i.e avonmouth and bournmouth as has already been mentioned
but i had never heard of a river ply , hence my question
16:19 Thu 04th Dec 2014
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try the river plym
16:22 Thu 04th Dec 2014
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It's the River Plym.
16:23 Thu 04th Dec 2014

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