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Hambleton.

A place in England:

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈhæm.bəl.tən/
  1. A place in England: A former local government district in North Yorkshire, created 1 April 1974 and abolished 1 April 2023.

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  2. A place in England: A village and civil parish in Wyre district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD3742).

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  3. A place in England: A hamlet in Bolton Abbey parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SE0553).

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  4. A place in England: A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5530).

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  5. A place in England: A hamlet in Cold Kirby parish, previously in Ryedale district and Kilburn High and Low parish, previously in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5283).

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  6. A place in England: A village and civil parish on a peninsula in Rutland Water, Rutland (OS grid ref SK9007). The village is also known as Upper Hambleton, the name used on OS maps.

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  7. A small town in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States.

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  8. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

From Old English hamel (“crooked (hill)”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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