Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Woodbury Hill 1774 Hutch1

• Windebyre 1242 Sarum

• Wudebur' 1254 Salis

• Wodeburi, Wodebury 1287 Banco 1337 Ass

• Wodebur' 1341 Wim

• Woudebur' 1332 Midd

• Wodbury 1456 Weld1

• Wodebery hill 1476 Cl

• Wodeburyhyll 1535 VE

• Woodbery(e) Hill, Woodberie Hill JasI TRMB 1617 Add

• (on) windee bergh 943 ShaftR(S490) 15

Etymology

Woodbury Hill (SY 856947), Woodbury Hill 1774 Hutch1, Windebyre (probably for W (i )udebyre ) 1242 Sarum, Wudebur '1254Salis , Wodeburi , Wodebury 1287 Banco, 1337Ass , Wodebur '1341Wim , Woudebur '1332Midd , Wodbury 1456Weld 1, Wodebery hill 1476 Cl, Wodeburyhyll 1535 VE, Woodbery (e ) Hill , Woodberie Hill Jas ITRMB , 1617Add , 'fortification by the wood' with reference to Bere Wood supra , v. wudu , burh (dat. sg. byrig ), hyll , cf. Woodbury D 601, Woodborough Nt 180; for the earthwork here (called forte in 1617Add and marked as Camp 6″), v. Hutch3 1135, RCHMDo 2 485–6, cf. Anchoret's Chapel infra . Fägersten 70 identifies (on ) windee bergh 943 (15) ShaftR (S 490) with Woodbury Hill, but this is not possible as pointed out by Grundy 5 100, v. under Almer par. infra . For the identification of the form Windebyre , v. Fägersten 70, and for its spelling cf. Woodstreet in Wool par. supra .