Congresbury

English

Etymology

From Old English Cungresbyrġ, the oblique form of Cungresburg.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kuːmzbəɹi/, /ˈkɒŋz.bri/ (see quotation)
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Proper noun

Congresbury

  1. A village and civil parish in North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4363).
    • 1961 May, Mark B. Warburton, “Yatton and its branches to Clevedon and Wells”, in Trains Illustrated, page 280:
      The Cheddar Valley branch bears sharply southwards away from the main line at Yatton and immediately becomes single track. It is level for 1½ miles as far as Congresbury (pronounced "Coomsbury"), a crossing station with a junction at the south end for the Wrington Vale Light Railway. (The railways were later closed and removed)

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