Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bilston

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
bil-ston
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9596).

name

A village in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2664).

name

A surname.

Etymology

Recorded in the Domesday Book as Billestune, from earlier 10th century Bilsetnatun, Bilsatena.

Questions

What does bilston mean?
A market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9596).
Where does bilston come from?
Recorded in the Domesday Book as Billestune, from earlier 10th century Bilsetnatun, Bilsatena.

How to pronounce bilston

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