Shirehampton

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proper noun

A district in northwestern Bristol, England, next to Avonmouth and historically in Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST5376).

OriginMiddle English Schernyhampton ← Old English *Hāmtūn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A district in northwestern Bristol, England, next to Avonmouth and historically in Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST5376).

Origin

  1. Old English*Hāmtūn
  2. Middle EnglishSchernyhampton
  3. EnglishShirehampton

From Early Modern English Sherehampton, alteration of Middle English Schernyhampton, from *scherny (“dung-covered”) + earlier Hampton, from Old English *Hāmtūn, from hām (“estate, farm”) + tūn (“enclosure”).

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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