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Brighthelmstone

Brighthelmstone proper noun: the town of Brighton; its official name until 1810.

Proper noun

Brighthelmstone

  1. (historical) The town of Brighton; its official name until 1810.
    • […] in Brighton & Hove, where the council were not above attempting a sort of half-hearted, class-based ethnic-cleansing-without-violence, wherein families who have been in Brighton for generations—who could probably even trace their lineage right back to Brighthelmstone if they could be bovvered...2007, Julie Burchill, Daniel Raven, Made in Brighton […] , Virgin Books, pages 60–61

Origin of Brighthelmstone

Old English Beorthelmestūn (“Beorthelm's farm”)

Questions about Brighthelmstone

What does Brighthelmstone mean?
Brighthelmstone means the town of Brighton; its official name until 1810.
What part of speech is Brighthelmstone?
Brighthelmstone is a proper noun.

Words near Brighthelmstone in the dictionary

  1. brighter
  2. brightest
  3. brighteth
  4. brighteyes
  5. brightfield
  6. Brighthelmstone
  7. brighting
  8. brightish
  9. brightleaf
  10. brightley
  11. brightlier

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