Aldbrough

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA2438).

OriginOld English eald →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA2438).

Origin

  1. Old Englisheald“old”
  2. EnglishAldbrough

From Old English eald (“old”) + burh (“stronghold, fortress”). Doublet of Aldborough, Aldbury, Aldeburgh, and Oldbury. Compare Oldenburg.

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

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

Chicago

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

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