Brokenborough

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST918892).

OriginOld English brocen →
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Meanings

proper nounBrokenborough (countable and uncountable, plural Brokenboroughs)

plural Brokenboroughs · alternative Brokenbrow

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST918892).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbrocen“broken; uneven”
  2. EnglishBrokenborough

From Old English brocen (“broken; uneven”) + beorg (“mountain, hill”).

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APA

Brokenborough. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brokenborough

MLA

“Brokenborough.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brokenborough. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brokenborough,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brokenborough.

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