Brompton

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English

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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Brompton (countable and uncountable, plural Bromptons)

  1. A number of places in England:
    1. 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.
    2. A suburb in Medway, Kent, between Chatham and Gillingham (OS grid ref TQ7668).
    3. A village and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE3796).
    4. A civil parish (served by Brompton-by-Sawdon Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Scarborough district. [1]
    5. A hamlet in Chirbury with Brompton parish, west Shropshire, on the border with Wales (OS grid ref SO2593).
    6. A hamlet near Cross Houses, Berrington parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ5407). [2]
  2. A borough in the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
  3. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, in the City of Charles Sturt.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

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Statistics

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  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Brompton is the 23336th most common surname in England, belonging to 180 individuals.

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