English Explanatory Dictionary

Balderstone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A suburban area of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9051).
  3. A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6232).
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Balderstone Balderstones Balderston Bolderston

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Bealdhere, which is composed of the elements beald (“bold, brave”) and here (“army”), + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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