Albury.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4324).
A placename: A village in Tiddington-with-Albury parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP6505).
A placename: A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0547).
A placename: A major city in New South Wales, Australia, near the border with the neighbouring state of Victoria.
A placename: A local government area in New South Wales, Australia; in full, City of Albury.
A placename: A town in Ontario, Canada.
A placename: A small village in Mackenzie district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From eald (“old”) + burg (“fort”). Compare other placenames, such as Aldborough, Aldbrough, Aldbury, Aldeburgh and Aldeby, and German Oldenburg.
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