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Boylestone

Boylestone proper noun: a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England.

Proper noun

Boylestone

  1. A village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England.

Forms of Boylestone

alternative formBoylston

Origin of Boylestone

Possibly from Old English Boilestun (“Boghyll farm”). From Boghylles, the genitive singular form made up of Old English boga (“bow”) + hyll ("hill") combined with tūn ("farm"). All three elements synthesize to a meaning of "rounded hill farm".

Questions about Boylestone

What does Boylestone mean?
Boylestone means a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England.
What part of speech is Boylestone?
Boylestone is a proper noun.

Words near Boylestone in the dictionary

  1. Boylens
  2. boyles
  3. boylesque
  4. boyless
  5. boylessness
  6. Boylestone
  7. boylet
  8. boylets
  9. boylike
  10. boyling
  11. boylove

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