Braehead

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A number of places in Scotland:; A hamlet south of Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway council area (OS grid ref NX4252).
  2. 2
    A number of places in Scotland:; A shopping centre etc. in Renfrewshire council area, on the banks of the Clyde (OS grid ref NS5267).
  3. 3
    A number of places in Scotland:; A suburb of Ayr, South Ayrshire council area (OS grid ref NS3522).
  4. 4
    A number of places in Scotland:; A hamlet near Thorntonhall, South Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NS5955).
  5. 5
    A number of places in Scotland:; A small village north of Carstairs, South Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NS9550).
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  1. 6
    A number of places in Scotland:; A hamlet next to Coalburn, South Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NS8134).
  2. 7
    A number of places in Scotland:; A suburb of Stirling, Stirling council area (OS grid ref NS8092).
  3. 8
    A number of places in Scotland:; A suburb of Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire council area (OS grid ref NS4079).

Etymology

From brae + head.

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