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.

Albury

Major Settlement in the Parish of Tiddington with Albury

Historical Forms

  • Aldeberie 1086 DB 1428 FA
  • Eldeberie 1086 DB
  • Eldebure 1285 Ass
  • Audebir' 1197 FF 1254 RH
  • Aldeburne 1285 Ass
  • Oldebury 1428 FA

Etymology

'Old burh' or 'Ealda 's burh,' v. (e)ald. The name is fairly common.