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Ashbury

/ˈæʃbɛɹi/

Ashbury proper noun: a small village in Northlew parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5097).

Proper noun

Ashbury (countable and uncountable, plural Ashburys)

  1. A small village in Northlew parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5097).
  2. A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England, on the boundary of Berkshire and Wiltshire, and historically in Berkshire (OS grid ref SU2685).
  3. A suburb of Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland.
  4. A suburb of Bloemfontein, Free State province, South Africa.
  5. A suburb of Sydney in the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia; a portmanteau of Ashfield and Canterbury.
  6. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Ashbury

pluralAshburys

Origin of Ashbury

The first element comes from Old English æsċ (“ash tree”), while the second element could be either from beorg (“mountain, hill”) or byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

Words formed from Ashbury

Questions about Ashbury

What does Ashbury mean?
Ashbury means a small village in Northlew parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5097).
What part of speech is Ashbury?
Ashbury is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ashbury?
Ashbury is pronounced /ˈæʃbɛɹi/.

Words near Ashbury in the dictionary

  1. Ashburner
  2. Ashburnham
  3. Ashburns
  4. Ashburton
  5. ashburtonite
  6. Ashbury
  7. Ashburys
  8. Ashby
  9. Ashby Heights
  10. Ashby Island
  11. Ashby Magna

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