Etymology

Desborough

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Today it means: A town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Kettering borough (OS grid ref SP8083). Full definition →

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The story

From the Old English personal name Deor + -s- + burg (“fortress, stronghold”).

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