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Congresbury
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English
Etymology
From en ang Cungresbyrġ, the oblique form of ang Cungresburg.
Pronunciation
en /kuːmzbəɹi/ /ˈkɒŋz.bri/ UK see quotation
en LL-Q1860_(eng)-Xavier_hillier-Congresbury.wav UK
Proper noun
en village/and/cpar in uauth/North Somerset co/Somerset cc/England OS grid ref ST4363.
en 1961 May Mark B. Warburton Yatton and its branches to Clevedon and Wells Trains Illustrated 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)
References
Parish map