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Shirehampton

Shirehampton proper noun: a district in northwestern Bristol, England, next to Avonmouth and historically in Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST5376).

Proper noun

Shirehampton

  1. A district in northwestern Bristol, England, next to Avonmouth and historically in Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST5376).

Origin of Shirehampton

From Early Modern English Sherehampton, alteration of Middle English Schernyhampton, from *scherny (“dung-covered”) + earlier Hampton, from Old English *Hāmtūn, from hām (“estate, farm”) + tūn (“enclosure”).

Questions about Shirehampton

What does Shirehampton mean?
Shirehampton means a district in northwestern Bristol, England, next to Avonmouth and historically in Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST5376).
What part of speech is Shirehampton?
Shirehampton is a proper noun.

Words near Shirehampton in the dictionary

  1. shire-reeve
  2. shire-reeves
  3. Shirebrook
  4. shired
  5. Shireen
  6. Shirehampton
  7. shireman
  8. Shiremans
  9. shiremen
  10. Shiremoor
  11. shiremoot

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