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Littleborough

/ˈlɪtəlbəɹə/

Littleborough proper noun: a large village in Rochdale borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.

Proper noun

Littleborough

  1. A large village in Rochdale borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.
  2. A hamlet in Sturton le Steeple parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England, by the River Trent. (OS grid ref SK8282).

Origin of Littleborough

From Old English lȳtel (“little”) + burh (“borough”) or brōc (“brook”). Piecewise doublet of Littlebury and Luxembourg.

Questions about Littleborough

What does Littleborough mean?
Littleborough means a large village in Rochdale borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.
What part of speech is Littleborough?
Littleborough is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Littleborough?
Littleborough is pronounced /ˈlɪtəlbəɹə/.

Words near Littleborough in the dictionary

  1. Little-Parks effect
  2. Little-Parks effects
  3. little-used
  4. LittleBigPlaneteer
  5. LittleBigPlaneteers
  6. Littleborough
  7. Littlebury
  8. Littledale
  9. Littledales
  10. Littlefield
  11. Littlefields

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