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What are places called in England that end in borough?

Borough or burgh just means town as in Middlesborough or Edinburgh. The "borough" is derived from the Old English word burh, meaning a fortified settlement


What is a burgh?

A burgh is a borough or chartered town in England, or, around the Sussex region, a small mound, often used in reference to tumuli.


When did Burgh-le-Marsh railway station end?

Burgh-le-Marsh railway station ended in 1970.


What blue cheese is named after a town in Scotland?

Lanark Blue is named after the town of the Royal Burgh of Lanark, Scotland.


What English town end in wold?

Southwold


Why do English towns have ton at the end of their names?

"ton" is old English for town. Kingston = King's town and so on.


Who adopted a vigorous policy of England for the English?

hebert de burgh


What places in England end with burgh?

Bamburgh. In Scotland there is Edinburgh and Fraserburgh.


Why do some cities end in burg and some in burgh?

While a "burg" may or may not be on a river, a "burgh" is supposed to always be where one or more rivers converge. "In 1890, the United States Board on Geographic Names decided that the final h was to be dropped in the names of all cities and towns ending in burgh. (Throughout the period 1890-1911 city ordinances and council minutes retained the h.) In 1911, after protest from citizens who wished to preserve the historic spelling, the United States Board on Geographic Names reversed its decision and restored the h to Pittsburgh."Ref:http://www.carnegielibrary.org/exhibit/hname.htmlhttp://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/27-05-1091.pdf


Which English town names end in stone?

MaidstoneFolkestone


What is a 5 letter word ending in gh?

A five letter word that end's with gh, is burgh.


When was Burgh Windmill created?

Burgh Windmill was created in 1842.