English Explanatory Dictionary

Poundbury

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An experimental new town on the outskirts of Dorchester, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY6790).

Word forms

Poundbury

Etymology

Named after "Poundbury Farm", which was the name of the land where the new development was built. Poundbury itself derives from Old English *pund (“enclosure”) + byriġ (“stronghold”). Note that this meaning of pound refers to a place meant for the detention of stray or wandering animals.

Related words

Poundbury Hill
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