Alderbury

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proper noun

A village and civil parish south-east of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1827).

OriginMiddle English Alwarbury ← Old English Æþelware byriġ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish south-east of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1827).

Origin

  1. Old EnglishÆþelware byriġ
  2. Middle EnglishAlwarbury
  3. EnglishAlderbury

Inherited from Middle English Alwarbury, Alwardbury, from Old English Æþelware byriġ, genitive singular of Æþelware burh, from Æþelwaru (a personal name) + burh (“fort”).

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