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Anstey

Anstey proper noun: a small village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4032).

Proper noun

Anstey (countable and uncountable, plural Ansteys)

  1. A small village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4032).
  2. A village and civil parish in Charnwood district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5408).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English from the place in Hertfordshire.

Forms of Anstey

pluralAnsteys
alternative formAnstie

Origin of Anstey

From Old English ān (“one; a, an”) + stig (“path”). Compare Ansty, which shares the same etymology.

Words formed from Anstey

Questions about Anstey

What does Anstey mean?
Anstey means a small village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4032).
What part of speech is Anstey?
Anstey is a proper noun.

Words near Anstey in the dictionary

  1. anspessades
  2. ANSs
  3. Anstead
  4. Anstett
  5. Anstetts
  6. Anstey
  7. Ansteys
  8. Anstie
  9. Ansties
  10. Anstine
  11. Anstines

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