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Crowborough

town · East Sussex

Old EnglishAI-generated

Crowborough likely means 'crow hill'. It combines the Old English word 'crāwe' (crow) with 'beorh' (hill or mound).

Word origins

Crow
Old Englishcrow(from crāwe "crow")
borough
Old Englishhill, mound(from beorh "hill, mound")

Historical forms

Crowbergh (1590s)