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Bilbrough

Bilbrough proper noun: a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE531465).

Proper noun

Bilbrough (countable and uncountable, plural Bilbroughs)

  1. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE531465).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Bilbrough

pluralBilbroughs
alternative formBilbro

Origin of Bilbrough

From the Old English personal name *Bila or *Billa + burg (“stronghold, fortress”).

Questions about Bilbrough

What does Bilbrough mean?
Bilbrough means a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE531465).
What part of speech is Bilbrough?
Bilbrough is a proper noun.

Words near Bilbrough in the dictionary

  1. Bilbrey
  2. Bilbreys
  3. Bilbro
  4. Bilbrook
  5. Bilbros
  6. Bilbrough
  7. Bilbroughs
  8. Bilbul
  9. bilby
  10. Bilbys
  11. bilcock

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