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Rothbury.

A small town and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0501).

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  1. A small town and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0501).

  2. A small town in the Cessnock council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

  3. A village in Oceana County, Michigan, United States.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English Rothebyr, probably from Old Norse rauðr (“red”) + Old English byriġ, dative singular of burh (“fort”), since the bedrock in the area is red. However, the first element could alternatively come from Old English personal name *Hroþa, thus 'Hrotha's fort'.

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