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Shaftesbury
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English
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Etymology
From en ang Sċeaftesburg.
Pronunciation
shăftsʹbrĭ RP, en /ˈʃæftsbɹɪ/
Proper noun
en town/and/cpar with a town council in north co/Dorset cc/England OS grid ref ST8623. Parish map (Dorset)
en wcomm and ward in city/Newport cc/Wales. Community map (Newport)
An English en earldom.
Derived terms
en Shaftesburyan Shaftesburian
See also
en Shaftsbury
References