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Brompton.

A number of places in England:

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈbɹɒm(p)tən//ˈbɹʌm(p)tən/dated

  1. A number of places in England: An area and council ward in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, including the South Kensington and Knightsbridge areas (OS grid ref TQ2779). Related terms: West Brompton.

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  2. A number of places in England: A suburb in Medway district, Kent, between Chatham and Gillingham (OS grid ref TQ7668).

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  3. A number of places in England: A village and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE3796).

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  4. A number of places in England: A civil parish (served by Brompton-by-Sawdon Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Scarborough district.

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  5. A number of places in England: A hamlet in Chirbury with Brompton parish, west Shropshire, on the border with Wales (OS grid ref SO2593).

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  6. A number of places in England: A hamlet near Cross Houses, Berrington parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ5407).

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  7. A borough in the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.

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  8. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Charles Sturt.

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  9. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

From Old English brōm (“brushwood”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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