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Ramsden

Ramsden proper noun: a suburb of Orpington, borough of Bromley, Greater London, formerly in Kent (OS grid ref TQ4766).

Proper noun

Ramsden (countable and uncountable, plural Ramsdens)

  1. A suburb of Orpington, borough of Bromley, Greater London, formerly in Kent (OS grid ref TQ4766).
  2. A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3515).
  3. A hamlet in Besford parish and Drakes Broughton and Wadborough parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO9246).
  4. A surname transferred from the place name.

Forms of Ramsden

pluralRamsdens

Origin of Ramsden

Probably from Old English hramsa (“onion, garlic”) + dene (“valley”).

Words formed from Ramsden

Questions about Ramsden

What does Ramsden mean?
Ramsden means a suburb of Orpington, borough of Bromley, Greater London, formerly in Kent (OS grid ref TQ4766).
What part of speech is Ramsden?
Ramsden is a proper noun.

Words near Ramsden in the dictionary

  1. ramscoop
  2. ramscoops
  3. Ramsdale
  4. Ramsdell
  5. ramsdellite
  6. Ramsden
  7. Ramsden Bellhouse
  8. Ramsdens
  9. Ramsell
  10. Ramsen
  11. Ramses

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