Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burrough on the hill

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
bur-rough on the hill
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Somerby parish, Melton district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7510).

Etymology

From Old English burh, recorded as Burg 1086 (DB). Among earlier spellings is Burrow on the Hill.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does burrough on the hill mean?
A village in Somerby parish, Melton district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7510).
Where does burrough on the hill come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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