English Explanatory Dictionary

Norbury

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hamlet and former civil parish, now in Marbury and District parish, Cheshire East borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5647).
  2. A small village in Norbury and Roston parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1242).
  3. A suburb of London in the borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3069).
  4. A small village and civil parish (served by Myndtown, Norbury, Ratlinghope and Wentnor Combined Parish Council) in south-west Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO3692).
  5. A village and civil parish in Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7823).
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Norbury Norburys

Etymology

From Old English norþ (“north”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of Northborough.

Derived words

Norbury and Roston
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