Posbury
Early-attested site in the Parish of Crediton and Crediton Hamlets
Historical Forms
- Postbir' 1270 Ass
- Postbyry 1281 Ass
- Postbiry 1322 Ass
- Possebury 1276 Ass 1499 Ipm
- Possebyr' 1277 Ass
- Posbyr' 1281 Ass
- Posbury 1378 IpmR
Etymology
The second element is burh referring to the ancient camp here.The first is uncertain; it may be OE post , 'post,' though no other such compound is known and the sense would be uncertain.More probably we have the same pers. name Possa which seems to be found in Poston (Sa), DBPossethorne , and Postwick (Nf), 1203 Ass Possewic .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Creedy Bridge
- Curtlake Cottage
- Dunscombe
- Gunstone
- Harford
- Hollacombe
- Jew's Hollacombe
- Keymelford
- Neopardy
- Spence Combe
- Trobridge Ho
- Uton
- Venny Tedburn
- Winstout