Limbersey
Early-attested site in the Parish of Maulden
Historical Forms
- Limboldesheye Ri Ch 1285
- Limbode(s)heie, Lymbodeshey(e) 1200,1201 Cur 1202 FF 1227 Ass 1286 For
- Limbotesheye 1302 FA
- Lymboteseye 1331 QW 1346 FA
- Lymbottysheye, Lymbottes Heye 1535 VE 1549 Pat
- Limersey 1766 J
- Tholeshey 1230 FF
- Tolyeshey 13th ADiv
Etymology
'Linbeald's (or Lindbald's) enclosure' v. (ge)hæg. This name like Breach suggests that we are here in ancient woodland.Other hays in this parish were Eadmær's (1254 BHRS viii. 220Admereshey , 1600Deed , Admersey Leas ) and Toli's (Tholeshey 1230 FF, Tolyeshey 13th AD iv). Limbold shows early assimilation of nb to mb , followed later by loss of l from the consonant- combination lds . Līn names are not common in OE or indeed in the Germanic languages generally. In OE we only have Linbald in DB and Linxi (DB) and Lynsige , the name of a late moneyer, both of which forms would seem to go back to OE Līnsige .These names are probably of continental origin, cf. Maðelpert in Meppershall infra 171.