Plumstead

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UK/ˈplʌmstɛd/

proper noun

A suburban area in Greenwich borough, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4477).

OriginOld English plūme →
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Meanings

proper nounPlumstead (countable and uncountable, plural Plumsteads)

plural Plumsteads

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA suburban area in Greenwich borough, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4477).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1334).
    3. countableuncountableA suburb of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
    4. countableuncountableA township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishplūme“plum”
  2. EnglishPlumstead

From Old English plūme (“plum”) + stede (“place”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Plumstead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Plumstead

MLA

“Plumstead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Plumstead. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Plumstead,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Plumstead.

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