Great Englebourne
Early-attested site in the Parish of Harberton
Historical Forms
- Engleborna 1086 DB
- Engleburne 1250 Misc
- Engleborne 1274 Ipm
- Engeleburne 1242 Fees786 1274 Ipm
- Northengleburne juxta Suthengleburne 1317 Ass
- Northengleborne juxta Hurberton 1321 Ass
- Yngelbourne 1428 FA
Etymology
This name may mean 'bourne or stream of the English,' possibly because at one time it formed the boundary between the British and the invading Anglo-Saxons.