Ashbourne

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proper noun

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1846).

OriginOld English æsċ →
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Meanings

proper nounAshbourne (countable and uncountable, plural Ashbournes)

plural Ashbournes

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA market town and civil parish with a town council in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1846).
    2. countableuncountableA town in County Meath, Ireland.
    3. countableuncountableA small town in the Alexandrina Council, South Australia, Australia.
    4. countableuncountableA small town in the Shire of Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishæsċ“ash-tree”
  2. EnglishAshbourne

From Old English æsċ (“ash-tree”) + burna (“stream”).

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Translations

Irish Cill Dhéagláin
  • Cill Dhéagláintown in County Meath, Ireland

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Barnhousehousebarn
Cite this entry
APA

Ashbourne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashbourne

MLA

“Ashbourne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashbourne. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ashbourne,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashbourne.

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