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Old Basing

village · Hampshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name Old Basing refers to an older settlement site near the modern village. It is composed of the Old English word 'eald' meaning 'old' and the name of the Basingas tribe.

Word origins

Old
Old Englishold(from eald "old")
Basing
Old Englishpeople of Basa(from Basingas "followers of Basa")

Historical forms

Basingas · Basing