Norbury

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Norbury (countable and uncountable, plural Norburys)

  1. A hamlet and former civil parish now in Marbury and District parish, Cheshire East borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5647).
  2. A small village in Norbury and Roston parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1242).
  3. A suburb of London in the borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3069).
    • 2022, Candice Carty-Williams, People Person, Trapeze, page 12:
      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.
  4. 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). [1]
  5. A village and civil parish in Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7823). [2]
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Norbury is the 42163rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 515 individuals. Norbury is most common among White (92.82%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Shropshire)
  2. ^ Parish map (Staffordshire)
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