Hillsborough

Hillsborough

English

Etymology

The village in New Brunswick was probably named in honour of British politician Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire (1718 - 1793). The civil parish is named after the village.

Proper noun

Hillsborough

1. A number of places in English-speaking countries:
   1. A town in San Mateo County, California, United States.
   2. An unincorporatedcommunity in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Not to be confused with Hillsboro in Caroline County.
   3. A town and census-designated place in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States, also spelt Hillsboro.
   4. A town in and the county seat of Orange County, North Carolina, United States.
   5. A civil parish of Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.
   6. A village in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.
   7. A rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada.
   8. The largest town on the island of Carriacou, Grenada.
   9. A suburb in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
   10. A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
   11. A suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.
   12. A locality near New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.
   13. A village, a townland and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland.
   14. A nature reserve at Ilfracombe, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS5347).
   15. A suburb in north-west Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3389). See also football-related senses below.
2. (Britain) A major football disaster at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield.
3. (soccer) the home stadium of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club
   • 2012 April 15, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea”, in BBC‎:

     Before kick-off, a section of Chelsea's support sadly let themselves and their club down by noisily interrupting the silence held in memory of the Hillsborough disaster and for Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini, who collapsed and died after suffering a heart attack during a Serie B game on Saturday.

4. (soccer, by extension) Sheffield Wednesday Football Club itself.

Derived terms

• Hillsborough County

See also

• Hillsboro
• Hillsborough disaster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• NZ Topo Map Auckland
• NZ Topo Map Christchurch
• NZ Topo Map Taranaki