An Old English term for a fortified settlement, stronghold, or garrison town, especially used during the Anglo-Saxon period.
From Old English 'burh' (pronounced roughly like 'borough'), the ancestor of modern English 'borough', 'burg', and 'burgess'. Related to Germanic 'burg'.
When King Alfred the Great needed to defend England from Viking invasions, he built a network of 'burhs' (plural) across his kingdom—a military strategy that changed history!
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