Etymology

Burrough on the Hill

Today it means: A village in Somerby parish, Melton district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7510). Full definition →

Old English burh
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  1. Old English · derived fromburh
  2. English todayBurrough on the Hill

From Old English burh, recorded as Burg 1086 (DB). Among earlier spellings is Burrow on the Hill.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishburh all →

boroughMiddlesbroughburleyburrowburghbroughDewsburybirkAldeburghCanonburyAldboroughBerry Pomeroy-boro-borough-burghburhBurphamHemingbroughOnibury

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