Norbury
Norbury proper noun: a hamlet and former civil parish, now in Marbury and District parish, Cheshire East borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5647).
Proper noun
Norbury (countable and uncountable, plural Norburys)
- A hamlet and former civil parish, now in Marbury and District parish, Cheshire East borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5647).
- A small village in Norbury and Roston parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1242).
- A suburb of London in the borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3069).
- They drove to Norbury, a strange little area that was nestled between Streatham and Croydon, not taking any trait from either surrounding area but not really having any defining traits of its own.2022, Candice Carty-Williams, People Person, Trapeze, page 12
- A small village and civil parish (served by Myndtown, Norbury, Ratlinghope and Wentnor Combined Parish Council) in south-west Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO3692).
- A village and civil parish in Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7823).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Forms of Norbury
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Origin of Norbury
From Old English norþ (“north”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of Northborough.
Words formed from Norbury
Questions about Norbury
- What does Norbury mean?
- Norbury means a hamlet and former civil parish, now in Marbury and District parish, Cheshire East borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5647).
- What part of speech is Norbury?
- Norbury is a proper noun.
Words near Norbury in the dictionary
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