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Chiselborough

village · Somerset

Old EnglishAI-generated

Chiselborough means 'the fortified place or borough associated with chisels'. It is derived from the Old English 'cisel' (gravel, chisel) and 'burh' (fortified place, borough).

Word origins

Chisel-
Old Englishgravel, chisel(from cisel "gravel, chisel")
borough
Old Englishfortified place, borough(from burh "fortified place, borough")

Historical forms

Ciselberge