Word info

Hempstead

Proper noun

Meaning

A surname.

A village in Uttlesford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL6338).

A settlement in Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7864).

A village in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1037).

A hamlet in Lessingham parish, North Norfolk, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG4028).

A town and village in Nassau County, New York, United States.

A city, the county seat of Waller County, Texas, United States.

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Examples

About 1787, a new Queens County Courthouse was erected (and later completed) in the new Town of North Hempstead, near present-day Mineola (now in Nassau County), known then as Clowesville. Source: Internet

As he prospered, Bonanno bought property in Hempstead, Long Island and moved his family out of Brooklyn. Source: Internet

Basildon and Harlow (Essex), with Stevenage and Hemel Hempstead (Hertfordshire), were main New Towns in the 1950s and 1960s, with much industry found there; three on these are on main motorways, and fairly equidistant from London. Source: Internet

Hempstead County caucus chairmen, cherishing their independent status, struck out the Democratic pledge contained in the caucus statement delegates were required to sign. Source: Internet

Added Councilman D’Esposito, “The Town of Hempstead will not tolerate anti-Semitism and hate speech, and I am proud to partner with Supervisor Santino and Councilman Blakeman to stand up for our communities.” Source: Internet

Dr Sohail Karim, a director at Hempstead Pharmacy in Gillingham, says the practice had been buckling under the strain of "excessive demand" for prescriptions. Source: Internet

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