Londesborough

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8645).

OriginOld Norse Loðinn ← Old English *Loden →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8645).
  2. A community in Central Huron municipality, Ontario, Canada.

Origin

  1. Old Englishburg“fort”
  2. Old English*Loden
  3. Old NorseLoðinn
  4. EnglishLondesborough

Apparently from Old Norse Loðinn, Old English *Loden + Old English burg (“fort”). Perhaps based on a Proto-Brythonic formation equivalent to Gaulish *Lugudūnon.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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