English Explanatory Dictionary

Aldborough

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in Aldborough and Thurgarton parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1834).
  2. A village and site of a Roman town in Boroughbridge parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE4066).
  3. A former township in West Elgin municipality, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada, named after Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England.

Word forms

Aldborough

Etymology

From Old English eald (“old”) + Old English burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of Aldbrough, Aldeburgh, Aldbury, and Oldbury. Compare Oldenburg.

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