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Londesborough

Londesborough proper noun: a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8645).

Proper noun

Londesborough

  1. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8645).
  2. A community in Central Huron municipality, Ontario, Canada.

Origin of Londesborough

Apparently from Old Norse Loðinn, Old English *Loden + Old English burg (“fort”). Perhaps based on a Proto-Brythonic formation equivalent to Gaulish *Lugudūnon.

Questions about Londesborough

What does Londesborough mean?
Londesborough means a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8645).
What part of speech is Londesborough?
Londesborough is a proper noun.

Words near Londesborough in the dictionary

  1. Loncoche
  2. Loncomilla
  3. loncos
  4. Lond
  5. Lond.
  6. Londesborough
  7. Londinensian
  8. Londinian
  9. Londinium
  10. Londo
  11. London

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