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Brassington

Brassington proper noun: a village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2354).

Proper noun

Brassington (countable and uncountable, plural Brassingtons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2354).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Brassington

pluralBrassingtons
alternative formBrasington

Origin of Brassington

From an unattested Old English personal name *Brandsige + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

Questions about Brassington

What does Brassington mean?
Brassington means a village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2354).
What part of speech is Brassington?
Brassington is a proper noun.

Words near Brassington in the dictionary

  1. brassing
  2. brassing it out
  3. brassing off
  4. brassing out
  5. brassing up
  6. Brassington
  7. Brassingtons
  8. brassinin
  9. brassinolide
  10. brassinolides
  11. brassinosteriod

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