Derbyshire
Volume edited by : Cameron, Kenneth 1959
Historical Forms
- Deorbyscire 1049 ASC late11th
- Deorbi scire 1064 ASC 1121
- Deorbyscire 1065 ASC late11th
- Derbyscire, Derbyscyre 1086 DB
- Derbi scire, Derbyscira, Derbyscire, Derebyschir' 1093 RegAnt
- Derbisyria 1094–1114 Burton
- Derbia scira 1109–14 Ch 1415
- Derbiesc' 1130 P
Etymology
Later forms are without particular interest but cf. the forms for Derby infra 446. For the origin of the county v. Introduction xxxiv.