Hildenborough

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5648).

OriginMiddle English Hildenborough ← Old English hyll →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5648).

Origin

  1. Old Englishhyll“hill”
  2. Middle EnglishHyldenn
  3. Middle EnglishHildenborough
  4. EnglishHildenborough

From Middle English Hildenborough, from Middle English Hyldenn (from Old English hyll (“hill”) + denn (“pasture”)) + borough (“borough, manor”).

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

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

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

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