Shoeburyness

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UK/ʃuːbɛɹiˈnɛs/

proper noun

A town situated on the Thames Estuary in Southend-on-Sea borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ9485).

OriginOld English scēo + burh →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town situated on the Thames Estuary in Southend-on-Sea borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ9485).

Origin

  1. Old Englishscēo + burh“fortress providing shelter”
  2. EnglishShoeburyness

Shoebury Ness is a ness (flat headland) in the Thames Estuary, on the southern edge of the town. Shoebury is from Old English scēo + burh (“fortress providing shelter”), recorded as Sceobyrig early 10th century, Soberia in 1086 (DB), and Shoberynesse in the 16th century.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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