Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wellingborough

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
welling-bor-ough
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former borough in Northamptonshire, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the town, abolished 1 April 2021 and merged into North Northamptonshire.

Questions

What does wellingborough mean?
A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8967).

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