Meanings
proper nounNorbury (countable and uncountable, plural Norburys)
plural Norburys
- countableuncountableA hamlet and former civil parish, now in Marbury and District parish, Cheshire East borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5647).
- countableuncountableA small village in Norbury and Roston parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1242).
- countableuncountableA suburb of London in the borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3069).
They drove to Norbury, a strange little area that was nestled between Streatham and Croydon, not taking any trait from either surrounding area but not really having any defining traits of its own.
2022, Candice Carty-Williams, People Person, Trapeze, page 12 - countableuncountableA small village and civil parish (served by Myndtown, Norbury, Ratlinghope and Wentnor Combined Parish Council) in south-west Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO3692).
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7823).
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
Origin
- Old Englishnorþ“north”
- EnglishNorbury
From Old English norþ (“north”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of Northborough.
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