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Sherburn

Sherburn proper noun: a village in Sherburn Village parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3142).

Proper noun

Sherburn

  1. A village in Sherburn Village parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3142).
  2. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE9577).
  3. A small city in Martin County, Minnesota, United States.

Origin of Sherburn

From Old English scīr (“bright”) in the definite form, scīra + burna (“stream”).

Words formed from Sherburn

Questions about Sherburn

What does Sherburn mean?
Sherburn means a village in Sherburn Village parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3142).
What part of speech is Sherburn?
Sherburn is a proper noun.

Words near Sherburn in the dictionary

  1. Sherbourne
  2. Sherbro
  3. Sherbrooke
  4. Sherbrookian
  5. Sherbrookians
  6. Sherburn
  7. Sherburn in Elmet
  8. Sherburn Village
  9. Sherburne
  10. Sherburne County
  11. Sherburnes

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