Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• ecclesia de Astbury 1093 Orm2 1162–82,1265–91 Chest

• Hastebury 1347 Eyre

• Astbury & Newbold Astbury 1579 Orm2

• the manor of Astbury 1580 ib

• the capital messuage called Astbury demesne 1660 ib

• Est(e)buri(a) 1096–1101 Chest 1280 1154–8 MinAcct 17 1471

• Esebury 1355 MinAcct

• Asteabury 1393 Morris

• Ashebury 1510 Sheaf 1527 ChCert

• Asheburie 1579 AD

• Asbury 1544 Sheaf

• Asbery 1585 ib

• Askebery 1591 Sheaf

• Austbury 1621 Orm2

Etymology

'The east manor or stronghold', v. ēast , burh . There is a rectangular earthwork at Glebe Fm infra , at the south-east side of the churchyard, which could represent the burh .