Norbury

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Norbury

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From Old English norþ (“north”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of Northborough.

proper noun Norburys

countable, uncountable A hamlet and former civil parish, now in Marbury and District parish, Cheshire East borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5647).
countable, uncountable A small village in Norbury and Roston parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1242).
countable, uncountable 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.
countable, uncountable 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).
countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7823).
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{norbury_2026,
  title = {Norbury},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/norbury},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}