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Stapleton

Stapleton proper noun: a suburb in the north-east of Bristol, between Eastville and Frenchay (OS grid ref ST6176).

Proper noun

Stapleton (countable and uncountable, plural Stapletons)

  1. A suburb in the north-east of Bristol, between Eastville and Frenchay (OS grid ref ST6176).
  2. A village and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY5071).
  3. A small village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3265).
  4. A village in Kirkby Mallory, Peckleton and Stapleton parish, Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SP4398).
  5. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ2612).
  6. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5019).
  7. A village in Condover parish, central Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4704).
  8. A hamlet in Martock parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4621).
  9. An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama.
  10. A city in Jefferson County, Georgia.
  11. A village, the county seat of Logan County, Nebraska.
  12. A neighbourhood of Staten Island, New York City.
  13. A rural locality in Coomalie council area, Northern Territory, Australia.
  14. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Stapleton

pluralStapletons
alternative formStapledon

Origin of Stapleton

From Old English stapol (“post, pillar”) + tūn (“enclsoure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Stapleton

Questions about Stapleton

What does Stapleton mean?
Stapleton means a suburb in the north-east of Bristol, between Eastville and Frenchay (OS grid ref ST6176).
What part of speech is Stapleton?
Stapleton is a proper noun.

Words near Stapleton in the dictionary

  1. staplelike
  2. stapler
  3. staplers
  4. staples
  5. Stapleses
  6. Stapleton
  7. Stapletons
  8. Stapley
  9. Stapleys
  10. stapling
  11. staplings

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