Meanings
proper noun
- A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7033).
Origin
See Colston. The suffix Bassett is from Ralph Bassett, the holder of this estate in the 12th century.
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APA
Colston Bassett. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colston%20Bassett
MLA
“Colston Bassett.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colston%20Bassett. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Colston Bassett,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colston%20Bassett.
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