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Upper Basildon

village · West Berkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Upper Basildon refers to the upper settlement associated with Basildon. The name 'Basildon' likely means 'Bassa's hill', from a personal name and the Old English word 'dun' (hill).

Word origins

Upper Basildon
Old EnglishUpper settlement on Bassa's hill(from uppe "upper", Bassa "personal name", dun "hill")

Historical forms

Basildon