Etymology

Colston Bassett

Today it means: A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7033). Full definition →

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The story

See Colston. The suffix Bassett is from Ralph Bassett, the holder of this estate in the 12th century.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.