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Aldeburgh
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English
Etymology
From en ang eald old + en ang burh fortified place. en Aldborough Aldbrough Aldbury Oldbury. Compare en Oldenburg.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɔːlbrə/
en Alde burgh
en En-uk-Aldeburgh.ogg UK
Proper noun
en coastal town/and/cpar with a town council in dist/East Suffolk co/Suffolk cc/England OS grid ref TM4656.
en 22 September 2026 Alice Cunningham Mystery of concrete ring 'solved after 30 years' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmkg7p10p56vo BBC News Today it is a 10-mile (16km) vegetated shingle spit, joined to the mainland just south of Aldeburgh, and is also home to a large colony of grey seals. 26 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260926174309/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmkg7p10p56vo
Derived terms
en Alde back-formation
References
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