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Thornbury

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  1. 1
    A placename:; A place in England:; A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4008). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A place in England:; A village and civil parish (served by Thornbury Group Parish Council) in northern Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO6259). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename:; A place in England:; A market town and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6390). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename:; A place in England:; A suburb of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1933). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename:; A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Darebin, Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename:; A township in Southland, New Zealand. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename:; A community and former town in the town of Blue Mountains, Grey County, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename:; A township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename:; A township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. These two townships adjoin each other, and were originally one township until 1798. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable

Etymology

From Old English þorn (“thorn”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

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