Norbury
Major Settlement in the Parish of Marbury Chapelry
Historical Forms
- Norberie 1086 DB
- Norbery 1562,1567 ChRR
- Norbur(ia) e13,1259 Chol
- Norbury 1305 ib
- Norbur', Norburie, Norbury iuxta Merbury 1337 Plea
- Althurst & Norbury 1411 ChRR
- Norbury & Althurst 1486 ib
- Norbury cum Althurst 1597 Orm2
- Northburi 12 Chol 17 AddCh H3 14
- Northbur' 1250–60 Chol
- Northbury 1287 Court 1492 Chol
- Nort(he)bury iuxta Merbury, Nort(he)bury iuxta Marbury 1289 Court
- Norhbur' c.1180 AddCh
- Norhebur c.1260 Chol
Etymology
'Northern manor-house or stronghold', v. norð , burh . This was the most northerly part of the parish of Whitchurch Sa, v. 112infra , 105 supra . Cf. Marbury 106supra , Holtridge infra .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Big Wood
- Brankelow Moss
- Buttermilk Bank
- Church Bridge
- Crosshill Fm
- Fox Hall
- Glebe Covert
- The Grange
- Heath Lane
- Hollins Lane
- Hollyhurst
- Holly Rough
- The Knowles
- Limepits
- Marbury Brook
- Big Mere & Little Mere
- Poole Hook
- Canal Covert
- Church Bridge
- Common Fm
- Gauntons Bank
- Lower Hall
- Handley Hill & Handley Park
- Horse Green
- The Mount
- Norbury Common
- Oak Cottage
- Peartree Fm
- Ryebank
- Lower Snab
- Steer Bridge
- Marbury Heys
- Mere Fm
- Quoisley Big Mere & Quoisley Little Mere
- Marbury Mill(lost)
- Mossbank
- Steer Bridge
- Bank Fm
- Marley Green, Marley Hall & Marley Moss
- Poole Gorse