Treby
Early-attested site in the Parish of Yealmpton
Historical Forms
- Driby 1275 RH
- Dryby 1281 Ass
Etymology
This name may be a compound of the OE drȳge , 'dry,' and byge , 'curve, bend,' found also in Huccaby, Grammerby (supra 194, 221). There is a slight bend here formed by the junction of a small stream with the Yealm river.