Burston

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A hamlet in Aston Abbotts parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8318). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A village in Burston and Shimpling parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM1383). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename:; A village in Sandon and Burston parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9430). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable

Etymology

Various origins: * The hamlet in Buckinghamshire is named with the Old English personal name *Briddel + þorn (“thornbush”). * The village in Norfolk is named with Old English byrst (“burst, crack in the earth, landslip”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Staffordshire is named with an unclear Old English personal name, perhaps Burgwine or Burgwulf, + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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Burston and ShimplingSandon and Burston

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