Branksome

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proper noun

A suburb of Poole in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ0592).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A suburb of Poole in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ0592).
  2. A suburb in Darlington borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2616).

Origin

Taken from the setting of Walter Scott's The Lay of the Last Minstrel (1805), based on the real Branxholme Castle in the Scottish Borders.

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APA

Branksome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Branksome

MLA

“Branksome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Branksome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Branksome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Branksome.

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