Etymology

Saintbury

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP116543). Full definition →

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The story

Recorded in the 12ᵗʰ century as Seynesbury, from the Old English personal name Sǣwine + byriġ (“fortified place”).

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