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Barnston

Barnston proper noun: a village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL6419).

Proper noun

Barnston (countable and uncountable, plural Barnstons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL6419).
  2. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ2883).
  3. A community in Coaticook, Quebec, Canada.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Barnston

pluralBarnstons

Origin of Barnston

From the Old English personal name Beorna + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Barnston

What does Barnston mean?
Barnston means a village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL6419).
What part of speech is Barnston?
Barnston is a proper noun.

Words near Barnston in the dictionary

  1. Barnstaple oven
  2. Barnstaple ovens
  3. barnstar
  4. barnstars
  5. Barnstead
  6. Barnston
  7. Barnstone
  8. Barnstons
  9. barnstorm
  10. barnstormed
  11. barnstormer

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