Etymology

Hambleton

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Today it means: A former local government district in North Yorkshire, created 1 April 1974 and abolished 1 April 2023. Full definition →

Old English hamel
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  1. Old English · derived fromhamel“crooked (hill)”
  2. English todayHambleton

From Old English hamel (“crooked (hill)”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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