Harbury
Major Settlement in the Parish of Harbury
Historical Forms
- (æt) Hereburgebyrig 1002 ASWills c.1100 KCD710 1004 c.1100
- Herborbeia c.1080 France
- Herburbiria c.1165 AddCh
- Erburgeberie, Edburberie, Erburberie 1086 DB
- Edburbire 1247 Ass
- Hereburebiri t.Hy1 Kenilworth
- Herebureburi 1185 Templars
- Herberburia 1170 Ch 1314 Pat 1397
- Herburberie 1200 Cur
- Herburbure 1201 FF 1484 ADiii
- Herbrebury 1279 Nott
- Herburbury 1535 VE
- Hurburburye 1547 Pat
- Helburberi, Hertburberi, Hertbereberi 1200 Cur
- Herbery 1299 Ipm
- Herbur(y) 1334,1373 ADiv
- Herburbyry 1449 ADii
- Herburgh 1428 FA
- Harbery al. Harburbury 1553 FF
- Harbury al. Hungry Harbury 1740 Recov
Etymology
The name means 'burhbelonging to a woman named Hereburh .' No trace of any camp or fortification remains now.Dugdale (204–5) suspected the presence of a woman's name in this name. For the epithet cf. Hungry Bentley (Db), Hungry Hatton (Sa). 'The land in the parish is poor and unproductive' (Turner, Shakespeare 's Land 306).
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