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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A place in England:; A suburb in the north-east of Bristol, between Eastville and Frenchay (OS grid ref ST6176). countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A place in England:; A village and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY5071). countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A place in England:; A small village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3265). countable, uncountable
4. 4
   A place in England:; A village in Kirkby Mallory, Peckleton and Stapleton parish, Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SP4398). countable, uncountable
5. 5
   A place in England:; A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ2612). countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   A place in England:; A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5019). countable, uncountable
7. 7
   A place in England:; A village in Condover parish, central Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4704). countable, uncountable
8. 8
   A place in England:; A hamlet in Martock parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4621). countable, uncountable
9. 9
   A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama. countable, uncountable
10. 10
    A place in the United States:; A city in Jefferson County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
11. 11
    A place in the United States:; A village, the county seat of Logan County, Nebraska. countable, uncountable
12. 12
    A place in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Staten Island, New York City. countable, uncountable
13. 13
    A rural locality in Coomalie council area, Northern Territory, Australia. countable, uncountable
14. 14
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable

Example

More examples

"I could not doubt that this was the Miss Stapleton of whom I had been told."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

Kirkby Mallory, Peckleton and Stapletoncounty seatlogan county

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