A burgh is a borough or chartered town in England, or, around the Sussex region, a small mound, often used in reference to tumuli.
In Indiana, several cities and towns end with "burgh" or "berg," including Evansville, Fort Wayne, and Terre Haute, which have historical or cultural significance. Additionally, you can find smaller communities like Petersburg and Huntingburg. These places often reflect the German heritage and influence in the region.
Chris de Burgh was born on October 15, 1948.
Hendrick van der Burgh was born in 1627.
Knut Burgh's birth name is Knut William Borg.
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
A burgh is a borough or chartered town in England, or, around the Sussex region, a small mound, often used in reference to tumuli.
Burgh-le-Marsh railway station ended in 1970.
Lanark Blue is named after the town of the Royal Burgh of Lanark, Scotland.
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"ton" is old English for town. Kingston = King's town and so on.
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Bamburgh. In Scotland there is Edinburgh and Fraserburgh.
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
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A five letter word that end's with gh, is burgh.
Burgh Windmill was created in 1842.