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.

Norby

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thirsk

Historical Forms

Northebi John BM

Norbyeng 1243–8 Guis

Etymology

'North village' (i.e. in relation to Thirsk) v. norð , by . The final element in the second form is ON eng 'meadow.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement