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Goldsborough

Goldsborough proper noun: a village and civil parish (served by Goldsborough and Flaxby Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE3856).

Proper noun

Goldsborough (countable and uncountable, plural Goldsboroughs)

  1. A village and civil parish (served by Goldsborough and Flaxby Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE3856).
  2. A hamlet in Lythe parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref NZ8314).
  3. A locality in the Cairns Region of Queensland, Australia.
  4. A locality in the Shire of Loddon and the Shire of Central Goldfields, north western Victoria, Australia
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Goldsborough

pluralGoldsboroughs

Origin of Goldsborough

From the Old English personal name Godel or Golda + -s- + burg (“fortress, stronghold”).

Questions about Goldsborough

What does Goldsborough mean?
Goldsborough means a village and civil parish (served by Goldsborough and Flaxby Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE3856).
What part of speech is Goldsborough?
Goldsborough is a proper noun.

Words near Goldsborough in the dictionary

  1. Goldsack
  2. Goldsacks
  3. Goldsberry
  4. Goldsberrys
  5. Goldsboro
  6. Goldsborough
  7. Goldsboroughs
  8. Goldsby
  9. Goldsbys
  10. Goldschmidt
  11. Goldschmidt classification

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