Baverstock

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proper noun

A village in Dinton parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0231).

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Meanings

proper nounBaverstock (countable and uncountable, plural Baverstocks)

plural Baverstocks

  1. countableuncountableA village in Dinton parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0231).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

Recorded as Babestoche in the Domesday Book, the placename is from the Old English personal name Babba + stoc (“outlying farm”).

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APA

Baverstock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baverstock

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“Baverstock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baverstock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Baverstock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baverstock.

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