Boylestone

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England.

OriginOld English Boilestun →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Boylston

  1. A village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England.

Origin

  1. Old Englishboga“bow”
  2. Old EnglishBoilestun“Boghyll farm”
  3. EnglishBoylestone

Possibly from Old English Boilestun (“Boghyll farm”). From Boghylles, the genitive singular form made up of Old English boga (“bow”) + hyll ("hill") combined with tūn ("farm"). All three elements synthesize to a meaning of "rounded hill farm".

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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