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Bank Street

hamlet · Worcestershire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Bank Street is an Old English name for a street located on or alongside a bank. 'Bank' refers to the elevated ground, and 'street' denotes a road or thoroughfare.

Word origins

Bank
Old Englishbank, slope(from banc "bank, slope")
Street
Old Englishroad, thoroughfare(from strǣt "street, road")