Stapleton

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proper noun

A suburb in the north-east of Bristol, between Eastville and Frenchay (OS grid ref ST6176).

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

proper nounStapleton (countable and uncountable, plural Stapletons)

plural Stapletons · alternative Stapledon

  1. A place in England:
    1. countableuncountableA suburb in the north-east of Bristol, between Eastville and Frenchay (OS grid ref ST6176).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY5071).
    3. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3265).
    4. countableuncountableA village in Kirkby Mallory, Peckleton and Stapleton parish, Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SP4398).
    5. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ2612).
    6. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5019).
    7. countableuncountableA village in Condover parish, central Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4704).
    8. countableuncountableA hamlet in Martock parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4621).
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama.
    2. countableuncountableA city in Jefferson County, Georgia.
    3. countableuncountableA village, the county seat of Logan County, Nebraska.
    4. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Staten Island, New York City.
  3. countableuncountableA rural locality in Coomalie council area, Northern Territory, Australia.
  4. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishstapol“post, pillar”
  2. EnglishStapleton

From Old English stapol (“post, pillar”) + tūn (“enclsoure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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