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Congresbury

/kuːmzbəɹi/

Congresbury proper noun: a village and civil parish in North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4363).

Proper noun

Congresbury

  1. A village and civil parish in North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4363).
    • The Cheddar Valley branch bears sharply southwards away from the main line at Yatton and immediately becomes single track. It is level for 1½ miles as far as Congresbury (pronounced "Coomsbury"), a crossing station with a junction at the south end for the Wrington Vale Light Railway. (The railways...1961 May, Mark B. Warburton, “Yatton and its branches to Clevedon and Wells”, in Trains Illustrated, page 280

Origin of Congresbury

From Old English Cungresbyrġ, the oblique form of Cungresburg.

Questions about Congresbury

What does Congresbury mean?
Congresbury means a village and civil parish in North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4363).
What part of speech is Congresbury?
Congresbury is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Congresbury?
Congresbury is pronounced /kuːmzbəɹi/ (UK).

Words near Congresbury in the dictionary

  1. congregative
  2. congregativeness
  3. congregator
  4. congregators
  5. congregatory
  6. Congresbury
  7. congress
  8. Congress cap
  9. Congress caps
  10. congress grass
  11. Congress Poland

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