Etymology

Newbury

N1E1W4B3U1R1Y4

Today it means: A town and civil parish with a town council in West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4767). Full definition →

Old English niwe
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  1. Old English · derived fromniwe“new”
  2. English todayNewbury

From Old English niwe (“new”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of Newburgh.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishniwe all →

NewburnNewholm

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