# Norbury

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #72,599

## Definitions
1. A hamlet and former civil parish, now in Marbury and District parish, Cheshire East borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5647).
2. A small village in Norbury and Roston parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1242).
3. A suburb of London in the borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3069).
4. A small village and civil parish (served by Myndtown, Norbury, Ratlinghope and Wentnor Combined Parish Council) in south-west Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO3692).
5. A village and civil parish in Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7823).
6. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English norþ (“north”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of Northborough.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/norbury