Ellesborough

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8306).

OriginOld English esol →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8306).

Origin

  1. Old Englishesol“ass, donkey”
  2. EnglishEllesborough

Recorded as Esenberge in the Domesday Book, the placename derives from Old English esol (“ass, donkey”) + beorg (“hill”), denoting a place where asses were pastured.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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