Burton Agnes

proper noun

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1063).

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1063).

Origin

The manorial affix is from its possession by Agnes de Percy in the late 12th century.

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