English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Aylesbury

Major Settlement in the Parish of Aylesbury

Historical Forms

  • Aegelesbyrig c.970 BCS1174 12th
  • Eilesberia 1086 DB 1195 FF(P)
  • Ailesberia 1176,1189 P
  • Aeilisberi 1178 P
  • Aillesbiri Ri P
  • Aylesberia 1199 Ch 1320
  • Alesbiry 1257 Pat

Etymology

'Aegel's burh ' v. burh . Ægel is not on independent record in OE but is contained in Aylesworth (Nth), Ægeleswyrð BCS 1131, Aylesford (K), Æglesford (Thorpe 202), Aylesbeare (D) and Aylestone (Lei).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site