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Burh vs Burgh - What's the difference?

burh | burgh |

As nouns the difference between burh and burgh

is that burh is a fortified dwelling place belonging to a king or noble; a prehistoric fort while burgh is a small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names).

burh

English

(wikipedia burh)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A fortified dwelling place belonging to a king or noble; a prehistoric fort.
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    burgh

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Sussex) a small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names).
  • (UK) a borough or chartered town (now only used as an official subdivision in Scotland).