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Compton Bishop

Compton Bishop proper noun: a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST3955).

Proper noun

Compton Bishop

  1. A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST3955).

Origin of Compton Bishop

The "Bishop" affix is from its early possession by the Bishop of Wells, in Somerset.

Questions about Compton Bishop

What does Compton Bishop mean?
Compton Bishop means a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST3955).
What part of speech is Compton Bishop?
Compton Bishop is a proper noun.

Words near Compton Bishop in the dictionary

  1. comptometrists
  2. Compton
  3. Compton and Shawford
  4. Compton Bassett
  5. Compton Beauchamp
  6. Compton Bishop
  7. Compton Dando
  8. Compton Dundon
  9. Compton effect
  10. Compton effects
  11. Compton Pauncefoot

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