Etymology

Branston

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Today it means: A village in Croxton Kerrial parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK8129). Full definition →

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The story

From the Old English personal name *Brant + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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