Brompton

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/ˈbɹɒm(p)tən/dated/ˈbɹʌm(p)tən/

proper noun

An area and council ward in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, including the South Kensington and Knightsbridge areas (OS grid ref TQ2779). Related terms: West Brompton.

Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

proper nounBrompton (countable and uncountable, plural Bromptons)

plural Bromptons

  1. A number of places in England:
    1. countableuncountableAn area and council ward in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, including the South Kensington and Knightsbridge areas (OS grid ref TQ2779). Related terms: West Brompton.
    2. countableuncountableA suburb in Medway district, Kent, between Chatham and Gillingham (OS grid ref TQ7668).
    3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE3796).
    4. countableuncountableA civil parish (served by Brompton-by-Sawdon Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Scarborough district.
    5. countableuncountableA hamlet in Chirbury with Brompton parish, west Shropshire, on the border with Wales (OS grid ref SO2593).
    6. countableuncountableA hamlet near Cross Houses, Berrington parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ5407).
  2. countableuncountableA borough in the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
  3. countableuncountableA suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Charles Sturt.
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbrōm“brushwood”
  2. EnglishBrompton

From Old English brōm (“brushwood”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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

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Chicago

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