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Branston

Branston proper noun: a village in Croxton Kerrial parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK8129).

Proper noun

Branston (countable and uncountable, plural Branstons)

  1. A village in Croxton Kerrial parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK8129).
  2. A large village in Branston and Mere parish, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0267).
  3. A village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK2221).
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Branston

pluralBranstons

Origin of Branston

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

Words formed from Branston

Questions about Branston

What does Branston mean?
Branston means a village in Croxton Kerrial parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK8129).
What part of speech is Branston?
Branston is a proper noun.

Words near Branston in the dictionary

  1. bransles
  2. Branson
  3. Bransons
  4. Branstetter
  5. Branstetters
  6. Branston
  7. Branston and Mere
  8. Branstons
  9. Bransty
  10. brant
  11. Brant Broughton

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