Desborough

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proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Kettering borough (OS grid ref SP8083).

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Meanings

proper nounDesborough (countable and uncountable, plural Desboroughs)

plural Desboroughs · alternative Disbrow · alternative Disbrowe

  1. countableuncountableA town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Kettering borough (OS grid ref SP8083).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name Deor + -s- + burg (“fortress, stronghold”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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