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Colston Bassett

Colston Bassett proper noun: a village and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7033).

Proper noun

Colston Bassett

  1. A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7033).

Origin of Colston Bassett

See Colston. The suffix Bassett is from Ralph Bassett, the holder of this estate in the 12th century.

Questions about Colston Bassett

What does Colston Bassett mean?
Colston Bassett means a village and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7033).
What part of speech is Colston Bassett?
Colston Bassett is a proper noun.

Words near Colston Bassett in the dictionary

  1. Colson
  2. colstaff
  3. colstaves
  4. Colsterworth
  5. Colston
  6. Colston Bassett
  7. Colstons
  8. Colstrip
  9. colt
  10. colt evil
  11. colt's evil

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