English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Mincinbury

Early-attested site in the Parish of Barley

Historical Forms

  • Mynchynbury 1545 Ct 1556 AOMB

Etymology

Mincinbury (6″) is Mynchynbury 1545Ct , 1556AOMB . This is another manorial bury . It represents the manor in Barley granted to the Benedictine nuns of Chatteris (C), v. myncen , 'nun.'