Conisbrough

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proper noun

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK5198).

OriginOld English Cyningesburg →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK5198).

Origin

  1. Old EnglishCyningesburg
  2. EnglishConisbrough

From Old English Cyningesburg, from cyninges (“king's”) + burh (“fort; manor; town”). Doublet of Kingsbury, Kingsberry, Kingsburg, and Kingsburgh. Cf. also Kingstown, Kingston, Kingstone, Kingsville, Coniston, Coniston Cold, Coningsby, and Conington.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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