Brompton Regis

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref SS9531).

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref SS9531).

Origin

Recorded as Brunetone 1086 (Domesday Book), and Brompton Regis by 1291 (from Latin regis). Also occasionally called Kingsbrompton in the past, which virtually means the same as Brompton Regis.

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