Queensbury
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English
Etymology
From queen's + -bury. In particular, the New York town is named for the British queen consort Charlotte. The New Brunswick parish is named for the Queen's Rangers, a Loyalist unit during the American Revolution similarly named for Queen Charlotte. The West Yorkshire village derives from earlier Queenshead, both named in honor of a local pub. Cf. Kingsbury.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Queensbury
- A suburban area in the borough of Brent and borough of Harrow, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1889).
- A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1030).
- A town, the county seat of Warren County, New York.
- A parish of York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Related terms
- Kingsbury (a neighbouring suburb in Greater London)