Etymology

Wednesbury

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Today it means: A market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9894). Full definition →

Middle English Wadnesberie
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  1. Middle English · derived fromWadnesberie
  2. English todayWednesbury

From Middle English Wadnesberie, from Old English divinity Wōden, genitive case Wōdnes + byriġ, from burg (“fort”), meaning "Woden's stronghold".

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