Aldborough

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proper noun

A village in Aldborough and Thurgarton parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1834).

OriginOld English eald →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village in Aldborough and Thurgarton parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1834).
  2. A village and site of a Roman town in Boroughbridge parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE4066).
  3. A former township in West Elgin municipality, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada, named after Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England.

Origin

  1. Old Englishburh“fortified place”
  2. Old Englisheald“old”
  3. EnglishAldborough

From Old English eald (“old”) + Old English burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of Aldbrough, Aldeburgh, Aldbury, and Oldbury. Compare Oldenburg.

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APA

Aldborough. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aldborough

MLA

“Aldborough.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aldborough. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aldborough,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aldborough.

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