English Explanatory Dictionary

Aldbrough

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA2438).

Word forms

Aldbrough

Etymology

From Old English eald (“old”) + burh (“stronghold, fortress”). Doublet of Aldborough, Aldbury, Aldeburgh, and Oldbury. Compare Oldenburg.

Derived words

Aldbrough St John
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