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battersby junction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
bat-ters-by junc-tion
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hamlet in Ingleby Greenhow parish, near Battersby, Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ5807).

Etymology

Named after a railway junction which still exists; the station here is now named Battersby, although through trains have to reverse direction here.

Questions

What does battersby junction mean?
A hamlet in Ingleby Greenhow parish, near Battersby, Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ5807).
Where does battersby junction come from?
Named after a railway junction which still exists; the station here is now named Battersby, although through trains have to reverse direction here.

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