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Bampton

Bampton proper noun: a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5118).

Proper noun

Bampton (countable and uncountable, plural Bamptons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5118).
  2. A small town and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS9522).
  3. A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP3103).
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English

Forms of Bampton

pluralBamptons

Origin of Bampton

From Old English bēam (“beam, tree”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Bampton

What does Bampton mean?
Bampton means a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5118).
What part of speech is Bampton?
Bampton is a proper noun.

Words near Bampton in the dictionary

  1. Bamonti
  2. bamp
  3. bampot
  4. bampots
  5. bamps
  6. Bampton
  7. Bamptons
  8. bampy
  9. bams
  10. bamsee
  11. bamsees

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