Hambleton
/ˈhæm.bəl.tən/
Hambleton proper noun: a former local government district in North Yorkshire, created 1 April 1974 and abolished 1 April 2023.
Proper noun
Hambleton (countable and uncountable, plural Hambletons)
- A former local government district in North Yorkshire, created 1 April 1974 and abolished 1 April 2023.
- A village and civil parish in Wyre district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD3742).
- A hamlet in Bolton Abbey parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SE0553).
- A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5530).
- A hamlet in Cold Kirby parish, previously in Ryedale district and Kilburn High and Low parish, previously in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5283).
- A village and civil parish on a peninsula in Rutland Water, Rutland (OS grid ref SK9007). The village is also known as Upper Hambleton, the name used on OS maps.
- A small town in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Forms of Hambleton
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Origin of Hambleton
From Old English hamel (“crooked (hill)”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Questions about Hambleton
- What does Hambleton mean?
- Hambleton means a former local government district in North Yorkshire, created 1 April 1974 and abolished 1 April 2023.
- What part of speech is Hambleton?
- Hambleton is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Hambleton?
- Hambleton is pronounced /ˈhæm.bəl.tən/.
Words near Hambleton in the dictionary
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