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Branston.

A village in Croxton Kerrial parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK8129).

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Meaning & usage

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  1. A village in Croxton Kerrial parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK8129).

    countable · uncountable
  2. A large village in Branston and Mere parish, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0267).

    countable · uncountable
  3. A village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK2221).

    countable · uncountable
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

From the Old English personal name *Brant + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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