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Ellesborough

Ellesborough proper noun: a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8306).

Proper noun

Ellesborough

  1. A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8306).

Origin of Ellesborough

Recorded as Esenberge in the Domesday Book, the placename derives from Old English esol (“ass, donkey”) + beorg (“hill”), denoting a place where asses were pastured.

Questions about Ellesborough

What does Ellesborough mean?
Ellesborough means a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8306).
What part of speech is Ellesborough?
Ellesborough is a proper noun.

Words near Ellesborough in the dictionary

  1. Ellerston
  2. Ellerton
  3. Ellerton-on-Swale
  4. Ellertons
  5. Ellery
  6. Ellesborough
  7. Ellesmere
  8. Ellesmere Island
  9. Ellesmere Land
  10. Ellesmere Port
  11. Ellesmere Rural

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