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Tollesbury

village · Essex

Old EnglishAI-generated

Tollesbury means 'Toll's fortified place'. It is derived from a personal name and the Old English 'burh' meaning fortified place or manor.

Word origins

Toll
Old Englishpersonal name(from Tōl "personal name")
es
Old Englishgenitive suffix(from es "genitive suffix")
bury
Old Englishfortified place, manor(from burh "fortified place, manor")

Historical forms

Tolesberie