Brickhill

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proper noun

A civil parish and suburban area in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL053521).

OriginBreton breg ← Old English hyll →
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Meanings

proper nounBrickhill (countable and uncountable, plural Brickhills)

plural Brickhills · alternative Brickell

  1. countableuncountableA civil parish and suburban area in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL053521).
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Rockbourne parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1215).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhyll“hill”
  2. Bretonbreg“hill”
  3. EnglishBrickhill

From Breton breg (“hill”) + Old English hyll (“hill”).

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APA

Brickhill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brickhill

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“Brickhill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brickhill. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brickhill,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brickhill.

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