Granborough

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7625).

OriginOld English grēne + beorg →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7625).

Origin

  1. Old Englishgrēne + beorg“green hill”
  2. EnglishGranborough

From Old English grēne + beorg (“green hill”), recorded as Grenebeorge c.1060 and Grenesberga in 1086 (DB), and Grandborough c.1600, which was revised to Granborough in the 20th century (between 1930 and 1968 on OS maps).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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