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Alderbury

Alderbury proper noun: a village and civil parish south-east of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1827).

Proper noun

Alderbury

  1. A village and civil parish south-east of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1827).

Origin of Alderbury

Inherited from Middle English Alwarbury, Alwardbury, from Old English Æþelware byriġ, genitive singular of Æþelware burh, from Æþelwaru (a personal name) + burh (“fort”).

Questions about Alderbury

What does Alderbury mean?
Alderbury means a village and civil parish south-east of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1827).
What part of speech is Alderbury?
Alderbury is a proper noun.

Words near Alderbury in the dictionary

  1. alder-
  2. alder-liefest
  3. Alder.
  4. Alderamin
  5. alderbest
  6. Alderbury
  7. aldercap
  8. aldercaps
  9. Aldercar
  10. Aldercar and Langley Mill
  11. Alderdice

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