Why is the English town of Middlesbrough so spelled, and why is the first 'o' of borough missing, as it is not with such as Scarborough, Peterborough, Knaresborough, etc.
I note that there are towns called Middlesborough in the United States which retain a first 'o'. But my spell checker does not like them!
Best Answer
Apparently until the start of the 19th century, it was merely an estate in an area which may have been named after a church in Middleburg.