Goldsborough

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proper noun

A village and civil parish (served by Goldsborough and Flaxby Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE3856).

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Meanings

proper nounGoldsborough (countable and uncountable, plural Goldsboroughs)

plural Goldsboroughs

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish (served by Goldsborough and Flaxby Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE3856).
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Lythe parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref NZ8314).
  3. countableuncountableA locality in the Cairns Region of Queensland, Australia.
  4. countableuncountableA locality in the Shire of Loddon and the Shire of Central Goldfields, north western Victoria, Australia
  5. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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