"Thornbury" meaning in English

See Thornbury in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Thornburys [plural], Thornberry [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English þorn (“thorn”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|þorn||thorn}} Old English þorn (“thorn”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Thornbury (countable and uncountable, plural Thornburys)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    A place in England:
    A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4008).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of Devon, England, Places in Devon, England, Places in England, Villages in Devon, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Thornbury-en-name-ET1fhB2O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -bury, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 18 1 4 7 4 11 9 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -bury: 13 16 15 1 3 5 2 21 6 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 18 18 2 3 8 6 14 11 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 18 19 2 3 7 5 15 12 3
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    A place in England:
    A village and civil parish (served by Thornbury Group Parish Council) in northern Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO6259).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of Herefordshire, England, Places in England, Places in Herefordshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Herefordshire, England
    Sense id: en-Thornbury-en-name-WdH~PPUL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -bury, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 18 1 4 7 4 11 9 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -bury: 13 16 15 1 3 5 2 21 6 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 18 18 2 3 8 6 14 11 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 18 19 2 3 7 5 15 12 3
  3. (uncountable) A placename:
    A place in England:
    A market town and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6390).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of Gloucestershire, England, Places in England, Places in Gloucestershire, England, Towns in England, Towns in Gloucestershire, England
    Sense id: en-Thornbury-en-name-Ka1-Esy0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -bury, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 18 1 4 7 4 11 9 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -bury: 13 16 15 1 3 5 2 21 6 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 18 18 2 3 8 6 14 11 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 18 19 2 3 7 5 15 12 3
  4. (uncountable) A placename:
    A place in England:
    A suburb of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1933).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in West Yorkshire, England, Suburbs in West Yorkshire, England
    Sense id: en-Thornbury-en-name-aq3wSAVE
  5. (uncountable) A placename:
    A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Darebin, Victoria, Australia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Melbourne, Places in Victoria, Australia, Suburbs of Melbourne
    Sense id: en-Thornbury-en-name-W~SPcjio
  6. (uncountable) A placename:
    A township in Southland, New Zealand.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in New Zealand, Places in Southland, New Zealand
    Sense id: en-Thornbury-en-name-YamMez57 Categories (other): Townships
  7. (uncountable) A placename:
    A community and former town in the town of Blue Mountains, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Canada, Villages in Canada, Villages in Ontario, Canada
    Sense id: en-Thornbury-en-name-2RMTzs0s
  8. (uncountable) A placename:
    A township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Thornbury-en-name-bjsBRbAL Categories (other): Townships, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -bury, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 18 1 4 7 4 11 9 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -bury: 13 16 15 1 3 5 2 21 6 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 18 18 2 3 8 6 14 11 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 18 19 2 3 7 5 15 12 3
  9. (uncountable) A placename:
    A township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. These two townships adjoin each other, and were originally one township until 1798.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Thornbury-en-name-w5gp~thg Categories (other): Townships, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 18 18 2 3 8 6 14 11 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 18 19 2 3 7 5 15 12 3
  10. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Thornbury-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English terms suffixed with -bury Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -bury: 13 16 15 1 3 5 2 21 6 18

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