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Balderstone

Balderstone proper noun: a suburban area of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9051).

Proper noun

Balderstone (countable and uncountable, plural Balderstones)

  1. A suburban area of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9051).
  2. A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6232).
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Balderstone

pluralBalderstones
alternative formBalderston
alternative formBolderston

Origin of Balderstone

From the Old English personal name Bealdhere, which is composed of the elements beald (“bold, brave”) and here (“army”), + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Balderstone

What does Balderstone mean?
Balderstone means a suburban area of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9051).
What part of speech is Balderstone?
Balderstone is a proper noun.

Words near Balderstone in the dictionary

  1. Baldersby
  2. Baldersleigh
  3. Balderson
  4. Baldersons
  5. Balderston
  6. Balderstone
  7. Balderstones
  8. Balderstons
  9. Balderton
  10. Baldes
  11. baldest

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