Aldeburgh

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Aldeburgh

/ˈɔːlbrə/

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From Old English eald (“old”) + Old English burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of Aldborough, Aldbrough, Aldbury, and Oldbury. Compare Oldenburg.

proper noun

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM4656). Today it is a 10-mile (16km) vegetated shingle spit, joined to the mainland just south of Aldeburgh, and is also home to a large colony of grey seals.

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@misc{aldeburgh_2026,
  title = {Aldeburgh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aldeburgh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}