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What does colston bassett mean?
A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7033).
Where does colston bassett come from?
See Colston. The suffix Bassett is from Ralph Bassett, the holder of this estate in the 12th century.

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