Burston

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proper noun

A hamlet in Aston Abbotts parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8318).

OriginOld English byrst →
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Meanings

proper nounBurston (countable and uncountable, plural Burstons)

plural Burstons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Aston Abbotts parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8318).
    2. countableuncountableA village in Burston and Shimpling parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM1383).
    3. countableuncountableA village in Sandon and Burston parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9430).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbyrst“burst, crack in the earth, landslip”
  2. EnglishBurston

Various origins: * The hamlet in Buckinghamshire is named with the Old English personal name *Briddel + þorn (“thornbush”). * The village in Norfolk is named with Old English byrst (“burst, crack in the earth, landslip”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Staffordshire is named with an unclear Old English personal name, perhaps Burgwine or Burgwulf, + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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