Brighthelmstone

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proper noun

The town of Brighton; its official name until 1810.

OriginOld English Beorthelmestūn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalThe town of Brighton; its official name until 1810.
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    […] in Brighton & Hove, where the council were not above attempting a sort of half-hearted, class-based ethnic-cleansing-without-violence, wherein families who have been in Brighton for generations—who could probably even trace their lineage right back to Brighthelmstone if they could be bovvered […]

    2007, Julie Burchill, Daniel Raven, Made in Brighton […] , Virgin Books, pages 60–61

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
brighton

Origin

  1. Old EnglishBeorthelmestūn“Beorthelm's farm”
  2. EnglishBrighthelmstone

Old English Beorthelmestūn (“Beorthelm's farm”)

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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