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'''Newbury''' was a town in the north-eastern [[Buckland]], to the north of [[Crickhollow]] and next to the [[High Hay]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> | |||
[[ | ==Etymology== | ||
''Bury'', from the [[Old English]] ''[[Wiktionary:burh#Old English|burh]]'', means "fortified enclosure".<ref>{{webcite|articlename=Nottingham University's Institute for Name-Studies|articleurl=http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~aezins//kepn/detailpop.php?placeno=12884|accessed=8 June 2010|website=Nottingham.ac.uk}}</ref> This, combined with Newbury's proximity to the High Hay, perhaps suggests that Newbury was built as a more recent guard against intruders from the [[Old Forest]]. | |||
==Inspiration== | |||
There is a town named [[wikipedia:Newbury|Newbury]] in Berkshire, England.<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. lviii</ref> | |||
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[[Category:Buckland]] | [[Category:Buckland]] | ||
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[[de:Neuburg]] | |||
[[fi:Uuspuri]] | |||
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/villes_tours_et_forteresses/comte/bourgneuf]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:27, 8 January 2023
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Newbury was a town in the north-eastern Buckland, to the north of Crickhollow and next to the High Hay.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Bury, from the Old English burh, means "fortified enclosure".[2] This, combined with Newbury's proximity to the High Hay, perhaps suggests that Newbury was built as a more recent guard against intruders from the Old Forest.
Inspiration[edit | edit source]
There is a town named Newbury in Berkshire, England.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Part of the Shire" map
- ↑ "Nottingham University's Institute for Name-Studies", Nottingham.ac.uk (accessed 8 June 2010)
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. lviii
