Ambrosden
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ambrosden
Historical Forms
- Ameresdone 1086 DB
- Hambresdune c.1152 BC c.1444
- Hanbresdun 1220 Fees
- Ambrosdon' 1185–9 S c.1280
- Ambrosedene 1526 LS
- Ambresden' 1194 P 1581 BM
- Amberden 1237 Fees c.1300
- Ambredone 1272 Ipm
- Ambredon' 1275–6 RH
- Ambreden 1357 Cl
- Aumbr(esdon) 1300 Ipm
- Aumbresden 1304 Ipm 1316 FA
- Aumberdene 1370 AD
- Amersden 1581 BM
Etymology
'*Ambre 's hill,' v. dūn . For the personal name, which is cognate with the recorded OGer Ambri , v. PN W 359.
Places in the same Parish
None