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Burston.

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  1. A placename: A hamlet in Aston Abbotts parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8318).

    countable · uncountable

  2. A placename: A village in Burston and Shimpling parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM1383).

    countable · uncountable

  3. A placename: A village in Sandon and Burston parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9430).

    countable · uncountable

  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

Various origins: * The hamlet in Buckinghamshire is named with the Old English personal name *Briddel + þorn (“thornbush”). * The village in Norfolk is named with Old English byrst (“burst, crack in the earth, landslip”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Staffordshire is named with an unclear Old English personal name, perhaps Burgwine or Burgwulf, + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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