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Owslebury

Owslebury proper noun: a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5123).

Proper noun

Owslebury

  1. A village and civil parish in Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5123).

Origin of Owslebury

From either an Old English personal name *Osla or ōsle (“balckbird”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

Questions about Owslebury

What does Owslebury mean?
Owslebury means a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5123).
What part of speech is Owslebury?
Owslebury is a proper noun.

Words near Owslebury in the dictionary

  1. Owren's disease
  2. owres
  3. owrie
  4. ows
  5. owsen
  6. Owslebury
  7. Owsley
  8. Owsley County
  9. Owsleys
  10. Owst
  11. Owston

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