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Brompton

  • /ˈbɹɒm(p)tən/
  • /ˈbɹʌm(p)tən/ dated

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

proper noun Bromptons

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

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"Brompton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/brompton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Brompton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/brompton

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@misc{brompton_2026,
  title = {Brompton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brompton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}