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Battersby Junction

Battersby Junction proper noun: a hamlet in Ingleby Greenhow parish, near Battersby, Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ5807).

Proper noun

Battersby Junction

  1. A hamlet in Ingleby Greenhow parish, near Battersby, Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ5807).

Origin of Battersby Junction

Named after a railway junction which still exists; the station here is now named Battersby, although through trains have to reverse direction here.

Questions about Battersby Junction

What does Battersby Junction mean?
Battersby Junction means a hamlet in Ingleby Greenhow parish, near Battersby, Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ5807).
What part of speech is Battersby Junction?
Battersby Junction is a proper noun.

Words near Battersby Junction in the dictionary

  1. batters
  2. batters' boxes
  3. Battersbee
  4. Battersbees
  5. Battersby
  6. Battersby Junction
  7. Battersbys
  8. Battersea
  9. Batterson
  10. Battersons
  11. Batterton

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