Meanings
proper noun
- A hamlet in Ingleby Greenhow parish, near Battersby, Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ5807).
Origin
Named after a railway junction which still exists; the station here is now named Battersby, although through trains have to reverse direction here.
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Battersby Junction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Battersby%20Junction
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“Battersby Junction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Battersby%20Junction. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Battersby Junction,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Battersby%20Junction.
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