Burpham

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proper noun

A suburb of Guildford, Surrey, England, north-east of the town centre (OS grid ref TQ0152).

OriginOld English burh →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A suburb of Guildford, Surrey, England, north-east of the town centre (OS grid ref TQ0152).
  2. A village and civil parish in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ0408).

Origin

  1. Old Englishburh“fortified place”
  2. EnglishBurpham

From Old English burh (“fortified place”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“river-meadow”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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