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Bagshot

hamlet · Wiltshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Bagshot likely means 'Baga's brook'. It combines an Old English personal name with 'sōt', meaning soot or possibly a stream.

Word origins

Bag
Old Englisha personal name(from Baga "a personal name")
shot
Old Englishsoot or stream(from sōt "soot or stream")

Historical forms

Bagesete